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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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    One dark Wintry night a woman rambled in to my house, and she told me a story about a hidden treasure, and the story is as follows,
    A few miles from Kells in the heart of a sheltered glen lay a nice comfortable house, and under its floor gold was hidden.
    The gold was hidden by the anscestors of the people of the house. It was hidden for safety. Many attempts were made to recover this
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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
    James Mullins
    Other names
    James Mullins
    Séamus O Maollaoin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John Mullins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny