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School: Cullyfad, Longford (roll number 15975)

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Killyfad, Co. Longford
Teacher:
William Balfe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 307

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    In Bracklin there lived a family named Bloomers who were very poor. They cut their turf in Lisard bog. One day they were cutting their turf and all the rest of the people noticed them leaving early. Some of them suggested that water had come in on them and they could not work any longer.
    Afterwards when the other men finished they went over to see what had happened. When they got there they saw the track of something like a box. No one ever knew whether they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Mc Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Killyfad, Co. Longford