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School: Clonin, Mountrath (roll number 15932)

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Clonin, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Bean Uí Bhraoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 407

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 407

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  1. The Wise Woman (continued)

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  2. The Mysterious Horseman

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    During the time of Cromwell there was an old Castle of the Geraldines near the present house of Mrs Burke. When the soldiers of Cromwell were marching through Leix they came to raid the castle but the garrison wanted to hide the gold which belonged to the owners of the castle. They set the haggard of straw and hay afire and with the smoke as a screen the garrison yokes a pair of oxen to a chest of gold and buried it between
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