School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16741)

Location:
New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teachers:
Aindrias Ó Caoilte Br Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0897, Page 048

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0897, Page 048

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    a hard job lifting it. When they just had it lifted up they were just going to take out the money. One of them looked behind himself. When he looked around he saw a cow with red eyes approaching them he told the rest of the men and when they all looked around they got such a fright that they ran away leaving the money behind them. They said that they would never go near the place again.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Michael Freaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    25
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    New Ross, Co. Wexford