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School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)

Location:
Shantraud, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 086a

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    about his dream. The farmer pretended to be angry with him. He dismounted, and gave the horse to the man to lead to market. The clever farmer returned home. He dug up the old well and found a lot of money in the bottom. He also dug up a large flagstone with ancient inscription on it, which he could not understand. Those were the days of the poor scholars. A poor scholar rambled that way and read what was written on the stone. "The deeper you dig , the more you find". The farmer dug the old well deeper and deeper, and found in it big sums of money. But the poor dreamer got none of the gold.
    Kathryn Monckton, Kilmoreen, Kildimo.
    Given by Cornelious Normoyle,
    Rour Mor, Adare. (Age 60)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathryn Monckton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmoreen, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Cornelius Normoyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Rower More, Co. Limerick