School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 070

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  1. About forty year ago, there lived a man and woman named Mick Browne and his wife Kitty. they were very rich and they were afraid to keep the money in the house or put it in the bank. They used to hide it in the furze and ditches. It was believed that they hid it in a hill in Wade's field and they never got it after that.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Wade
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Thomas Wade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrendenny, Co. Laois
  2. Once there was a house in Luggacurran. Brien's was the name of this house. One night the people of the house heard a noise in the lower rooms.
    There
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