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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 198

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    out in a boat to the place where the well was. They brought a cat with them in order that some life would be lost. They let down poles in the well thinking that they would hit the pot, but while they were doing so a co woman appeared to them and told them that unless a human being would be lost they would not get the gold. When they heard that they gave up the search, and the gold never was got.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullytiernan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Michael Shannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardvagh, Co. Cavan