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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 059

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    them that a witch had buried a crock of gold in the fort field. When they heard this two of the sons went out, one with a plough and the other with a spade. They began to plough the field. When they had the field ploughed they could find no money.
    Next day the king told them to go out and pick the weeds off the field and they would find it. They went out to the field but they could not find any money. The next day day the king gave his three sons three feathers.
    He gave a red feather to one, a blue to another and a white
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Rose Reid
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath