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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 281

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    exploded. One of the men was very old he had a long beard which caught fire. It took his companion all his time to get this old man out of the cave.
    With great difficulty those two men returned from the cave. When they returned next day to have a thorough search they found at the front of the cave the broken barrell.
    They came to the conclusion that the barrell of gold had been removed on the previous night but perhaps not for they never entered into the cave again.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carn, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Purcell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carn, Co. Mayo