School: Presentation Convent, Carlow
- Location:
- Carlow, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bonaventure
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- (continued from previous page)him with the treasure. It is said that every night this soldier is seen riding around the field on a horse guarding the treasure and by this the field got it's name.
- In Ireland long ago there lived a beautiful Queen named Beirbe. Queen Beirbe had a very handsome son, but his heart was possessed by three serpents.
This made poor Beirbe very sad, no doctor could cure him. One day the Queen happened to hear a group of people talking about a new magician who lived in a far away wood. She immediately decided to bring the Prince to him. the magician removed the(continues on next page)