What kind of money do footwear cobblers keep at the end of a colorful arc in the sky?
A cobbler's gold coin
Cobblers make shoes, and the classic Irish folklore links magical shoe-makers to buried treasure at the base of atmospheric meteorological phenomena. By combining footwear craftsmen with mythological currency, the riddle points directly to the legendary prize.
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