School: Millín, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 16329)

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   short time. They heard a great noise and they lost their courage and they had to come home without the gold.

   

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   There is a very old castle in a certain part of the county Limerick. It was built six or seven hundred years ago, but is now in ruins. About eighty years ago some men were digging a trench quite close to the castle, and when they reached the depth of about two feet they came upon a circular iron plate with an inscription on it, apparently in a foreign language which they could not understand. They took the plate home with them. Some days afterwards a travelling hedge teacher called to the house. The plate was shown to him. He looked at the writing on the plate and saw that it was latin. He had a knowledge of latin and saw

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maureen Collins

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr Edward Dillon

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   86

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Milleenduff, Co. Cork