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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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    valuable treasure but without success. The owners of the house began to dig for it but unfortunately they dug in the wrong place. The were digging and digging until they came to a big flag. The man who tires to lift the flag fell dead, and immediately the noise of chains rattling was heard and the hole filled up again.
    The people fled out of the house with fear.
    Some time after that a new family came
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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
    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