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School: Port Omna (B) (roll number 2174)

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Portumna, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Broin
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    gold and went and threw it by the side of the road, and returned for more, when he forgot about the ten minutes and the cat took him off.
    Two brothers by the name of Burke travelling to Dublin very early next morning & seeing the gold glittering on the road, picked it up and returned home with it & built the famous Marble Hill Estate with it, now belonging to Sir Gerald Burke Bt. of Marble Hill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Shelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Gardener
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway