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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
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An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 105

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  1. Old Houses (continued)

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    one, placed outside that. There is only one bedroom in the house and there is a bed in the kitchen called a settle bed.
    Brigid Fitzgerald, Clorane, Kildimo, Co. Limerick.
    From James Fitzgerald (Grandfather), Clorane, Kildimo, Co. Limerick (84 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Hidden Treasure

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    Hidden Treasure.
    One evening Miss Clery who lived in Kilcornan was going to the well for a bucket of water and when she came near the well she saw a big lump of gold. She ran home to tell her brother and when they came to look for the gold they saw nothing but a big brown stone.
    Brigid Fitzgerald.
    From her Grandfather, James Fitzgerald. (84 yrs)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84