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School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)

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Rush Hall, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 341

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    it. He brought it in and there was something written on the lid but as they were ignorant he could not read it. He left it on the floor and that evening a poor scholar was going home from school.He was looking at what was on the baker. The man asked him what he was looking at,he said at what was on the baker. The man asked him what it was and he said there was as much again at the other side. The man said nothing until he was gone and out he went and sank a hole at the other side and found another baker of gold.
    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 Phelan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loran, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Christopher Phelan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Loran, Co. Tipperary