School: Culmullen (roll number 1904)

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1. On the Cave

   

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   Beside Mr. John Leonard's house there is an old mound under which runs a cave, said to lead to Tara. About one hundred years ago a piper had a bet with another man that he would play his pipes through the cave the whole way to Tara. He only succeeded in getting as far as Rourke's of the Hallow, and he was never found. The pipes stopped there. My father said that a man whose name was Jim Galvin went down an old stairs which must have led to some room. This man also found a gold coin there, but there was no trace of any date on it.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Byrne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Culmullin, Co. Meath

2. A Superstition with Regard to the Cave

   

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   1. The cave is closed and nobody will interfere with it. A few years ago a bullock of Mr Leonards fell into it and was killed. None of his workmen would get it out, so the roof in which he fell through was re-fixed.

   

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