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School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Aghamore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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    One night a man named Tom Kelly dreamt that if he went to Limerick Bridge he would get some gold. So in the morning he got ready, and had his breakfast. Then he left his home and went to Limerick Bridge. When he got there he began to look for the gold. There was a shoemaker's shop built close beside the bridge. So in the evening Tom went into the shoemaker's shop and the shoemaker asked him what was he looking for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Bernard Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Mayo