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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 162

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    relics and Bibles into the lake and all the precious candlesticks they had.
    The Birches of Birch-Grove sent for a diver to search for the treasures that were threw into the lake. The diver brought up a golden candlestick, and Birch and the diver were examining them, the diver told Birch that he would give him half of what he found in the lake. Birch refused to give him half saying. "Is not my money enough without giving you half" so the diver threw back the candlesticks into the lake, and went away. Then
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Monaincha, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Nellie Prince
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Ned Quinlan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male