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School: Dundrum (B.)

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Dundrum, Co. Dublin
Teachers:
A. Breathnach Andrew. T. Walsh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 222

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    long robes, and uttering most strange noises to himself, he followed it until it came to an old oak tree with a hole in it, from which it took a bag full of gold coins. He counted each coin, and put them back as carefully as he could. Then he proceeded back to his silent house, still muttering to himself. This old man was rich, and the village people were all glad to hear there was no ghost.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerald Rice
    Gender
    Male