School: An Clochar, Roscrea

Location:
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 040

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 040

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    after a few years the Isle dried up. People went to dig for the treasure but they could not get it up to this day people go to dig for it.
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  2. During the time of Cromwell there was supposed to be gold hidden in Clonan by a rich lady who lived there. When she died the gold was still hidden and many people went in search of it but
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glebe View, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Tom Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grange, Co. Tipperary