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School: Kilbegnet (roll number 1327)

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Kilbegnet, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 204

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  1. The Limepark Treasure (continued)

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    But when Redmond said if there was he would leave him easy 'all the dear days of his life', so the young man yielded to the truth and O'Hanlon told him where the gold was hid. But whether he looked for the fortune ever afterwards I don't know.
    The people around here have a song called 'Pat O Hara' and we are told that it the same Pat which is mentioned in this story. It tells us he was born in Limerick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Pat O'Hara

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    Pat OHara
    I
    I am an Irish boy
    My heart is light with joy
    I owe my birth and fame to Limerick City
    I can handle well the twig
    And flitter and Irish jig
    I can give you a stave of any native ditty.
    II
    It was on St. Patrick's day
    The truth I like to say
    I slipped across the green fields light and airy
    I was always up for fun.
    And rare was known to run
    For that would be a disgrace to sweet Shillelagh
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire S. Ní Chatháin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Informant
    James Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crosswell, Co. Galway