Folklore, Prince Edward Island |
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Page 49
... belief that a large amount of treasure had been buried in various localities around the Island was very prevalent around the middle of the nine- teenth century . Indeed , the idea persisted well into the new century and to a few ...
... belief that a large amount of treasure had been buried in various localities around the Island was very prevalent around the middle of the nine- teenth century . Indeed , the idea persisted well into the new century and to a few ...
Page 50
... belief that the treas- ure was , indeed , " there " . To one man , this belief was more than a tantalising hope . He claimed he had actually dis- covered the treasure , but through the sequence of events that had followed , had just as ...
... belief that the treas- ure was , indeed , " there " . To one man , this belief was more than a tantalising hope . He claimed he had actually dis- covered the treasure , but through the sequence of events that had followed , had just as ...
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... belief in ghostly guardians that kept watch over buried treasure that it came to have a somewhat extraordinary psychological effect , and on more than one occasion this belief was put to practical , if not questionable , use by the ...
... belief in ghostly guardians that kept watch over buried treasure that it came to have a somewhat extraordinary psychological effect , and on more than one occasion this belief was put to practical , if not questionable , use by the ...
Contents
GHOSTS SPIRITS AND APPARITIONS | 23 |
Publication of this book | 29 |
PIRATE GOLD AND GHOSTLY GUARDIANS | 47 |
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1817 LIBRARIES Abel's Cape Acadians apparition appeared Barlow Road belief Ben Horne Binnstead Blue's Cove Brudenell Island buccaneer buried treasure captain century Charlottetown Harbour CHIGAN claim cloven hoof coffin dance dark Devil's Punchbowl disappeared Donald MacDougall door Dreamer fact fantastic farm feet figure forerunner ghost ship ghostly gone Grant's Brook Halloween hand haunted house heard Holland Cove Hollow River Hurrah Indians innumerable Kidd's known land later Legend light lived look MacLean MICHIGAN Micmac miles Miniota Miss MacDonald monster Murray Harbour mysterious never night Northumberland Strait Oak Island once originally passed Phantom Ship phenomenon pits Point Prince Edward Island residents returned sailing schooners Sea Guns seemed seen sight South Shore spirit stood story strange suddenly Summerside superstitions tale tell things Tignish tion told took tradition treasure seekers tree turned UNIV vessel walk woman