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    under a mushroom putting half-soles on his shoes. Tom ran over to him and caught him and said.
    "Bedad I have yuh now, and yuh'll me where where ther's money hid." So the "gankunar" said he would and turned to walk down the hill. Suddenly he turned and siad to Tom.
    "Give me my wand that is behind you." Tom turned around to get it and when he looked back the "gankunah" was gone.
    There is said to be some money hid in an Island belonging to Mrs. Madden in Toome. It is down a long lane which leads to a lake. It was hid by Frank Reilly
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Briody
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toome, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Bernard Briody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Toome, Co. Longford