School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)

Location:
Montpelier, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Liam Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 060

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    Compensation was paid to the finder. These articles can now be seen in the Museum in Dublin. From time to time several old treasures have been found. Some are relics of days gone by where the owners perhaps hid them for safety.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Montpelier, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Thomas O' Brien
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Montpelier, Co. Limerick
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    There was a man one time who had three sons.

    There was a man one time who had three sons. The sons were very rich. One day they were eating their when a poor man came to the door, and asked them for piece of bread. The men set the dogs after him. The poor man had to sit down on a
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