School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 01_044

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    boy thought that it was morning. He went to town. At a lonely part of the road he saw a soldier walking around a stone. The soldier called him and told him that he had was very lucky to pass that way that night. He also said that he had to spend an hour walking round that stone every night because he had stolen gold and he had buried it under that stone. He could not go to heaven until he had given the gold to somebody. he said "You are the first person who passed this
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kealy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Michael Kealy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kilcolgan, Co. Galway