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School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 034

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    but the bull could not come inside the ring of holy water so the man escaped.
    The next day when someone went to see the place where he dug the spade was on the ground and no hole where he said he dug and the place was as if nothing had happened.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Tiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Dooley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    69
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny