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School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan

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Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 061

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    townland of Barnameilis. Before anyone could dig for this gold, he had to take away the life of something. Those men brought a hen with them to kill. When they had the hen killed they heard a great noise. They became afraid and left the digging so.
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    There is supposed to be a treasure hidden under a stone by the side of the road, about one hundred yards from my home. It was hidden there in '98 by a man who was fleeing from the Yeo-men. Many attempts have been made to unearth this treasure but no-one has succeeded in finding anything. Before going to look for the treasure people used to kill a cock for luck.
    There is supposed to be a treasure hidden at the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Elizabeth Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rathdangan, Co. Wicklow