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School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)

Location:
Rush Hall, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 332

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    Long ago there lived between Tullamore and Clonaslee a man and his wife. They had a very old horse.The man used the horse for carrying light stuff. The horse's pasture was on the side of the road. One evening when the man put the horse on the road side he saw a Brewery cart coming along the road. There were 2 Barrels of whiskey on the cart and one of them rolled on to the ground and burst. The man never minded but went home. The horse felt very thirsty so he
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Lalor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Dress-maker
    Address
    Coolrain, Co. Laois