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School: Castleplunkett (roll number 15545)

Location:
Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Domhnaill
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    the family to go along the path and bring him his walking stick. The young man did as he was ordered, but on coming to the place where the stick was, he found the ground around covered over with filthy crawling reptiles such as he had never seen before. He returned without the walking stick because he was very frightened, and told what he had seen.."I knew something like that would happen" said the Friar. "The lure of gold is strong but the grace of God is stronger."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Dhómhnaill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Informant
    S.S. Ó Dómhnaill
    Gender
    Male