School: Mainistir Phádraig Naofa (roll number 1016)

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Market Street, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br Anselm
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    the two thieves. When corssing the Stone Bridge near the jail he lost the money, but he did not know this. He passed on and the two thieves passed on also and they did not see the money. Afterwards a beggar found the money and then the bridge became known as Beggar's Bridge.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Oileán an Iarla, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Patrick Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Saint Dominicks Road, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    University Road, Co. Galway