School: Arklow Convent
- Location:
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Sr. Brendan
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- (continued from previous page)know that there was any danger in it.
But the man said there was.
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- Collector
- Helen Hurley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolmore, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr L. Lot
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolmore, Co. Wicklow
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“One morning two people were coming home from Mass and one of the people saw a big pile of coppers but not a pick of silver.”
One morning two people were coming home from Mass and one of the people saw a big pile of coppers but not a pick of silver. She said "Why are you not picking up the coppers?"
Suddenly all of it vanished with the exception of what she had in her lap. This happened on Palace Mote.
In the same moat there is a large iron safe which is supposed to be full of money. People have dug after it from time to time and if they tip it thunder and lightning is said to open the ground. The marks where they have dug are still there. Moats are all over(continues on next page)
