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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Ros Cré, Co. Thiobraid Árann
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 038

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    down into the water. When the monks left Monaincha Millars bought the place and when they heard about the treasure they decided to look for it.
    One day one of the Millars was rowing on the lake and he felt some object beneath the oar. He marked the place and he went home to get some object to lift it out of the lake. When he returned the object was gone. The lake was drained and the place around the lake dug and it could not be found.
    Written by:
    Peggy Saunders,
    Castie Street,
    Roscrea
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
        1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
          1. ór i bhfolach (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Saunders
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs J. Brophy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 50