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School: Clochar na Trócaire, An tSráidbhaile (roll number 13020)

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Stradbally, Co. Waterford
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An tSr. Ióseph
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    it as it was so large. One woman opened it, and a sovereign dropped out, and after that another, and so on until they got 150 sovereigns. So they told the priest and gave him some for Masses, and he told them to keep the rest and give her a decent burial. They buried her in Grawn-Bawn.
    So this is the end of "Biddy na Donnette.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Dunford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Corbett
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stradbally More, Co. Waterford