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School: St Brigid's, Castleknock

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Castleknock, Co. Dublin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 151

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    Once there was an old woman and she lived in a little cabin on the side of the road. Where Hunts live now. She had a little brown jug. She used to go to the street for a glass of beer every day. The priest told her to lay the jug down on the ground. It knew the way so well that it went by itself. My Granny knew the old woman.
    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
    Kathleen Stokes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Plunket
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin