School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

Location:
Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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    promise. He opened the door and saw the priest inside. The man walked up to the priest and asked him what he wanted. The priest told him to go to the shelf and he would find a piece of paper containing some writing. He told him to destroy it without looking at it. The man took it and destroyed it. The priest told him that he could not go to heaven until the paper was destroyed. The priest then disappeared and was never seen again.
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  2. 3. In Glenbawn there is a large fort and it is said that there is some treasure hidden there.
    Long ago a man by the name of Michael Welsh went in the middle of the night to dig for the treasure. He took with him a spade and a pick-axe.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Latchford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick