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Money/Valuables Box

"It's handmade money box that was made by the local blacksmith's, in steel. It has two compartments and it has never been painted. It has a brass lock that could be from 1920s, but the box is very much older. The box belonged to Emily and Billy O'Leary, my Grandaunt and Granduncle. They used to live in The Lough. They were market gardeners. When Billy was paying his bills he would handover the money behind his back so as not to see it going from him."

Submitted by: Tom Ryan