School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)

Location:
Montpelier, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Liam Ó Tuama
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joyce Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    O'Brien's Bridge, Co. Clare
  2. There was a woman one time and was gathering faggots for the fire. She was very far from her own house and it was going to rain and she went into this house and there were twelve men inside around the fire. She went in and said Good day my children and they said Good day mother. She had a bag with her to put sticks into it and they asked her for the bag and one of them went into the room and he filled it up with god. He came out and gave it to the woman. When she went home she told her sister about the treasure and they woman went next day to them and she
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