School: Scoil na mBráthar, Inis (roll number 16677)

Location:
Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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  1. There was once a man named Thomas ODwyer who lived in Clare. He was very poor and he was in sore need of money, because he had a lot of children to rear. He was told that there was bridge in England named the "Bridge of Good Luck" and if he found and saw that bridge he would get a crock of gold in Clare.
    He went over to England and he walked through the land 'till he came to a bridge which was like the bridge he was told about. He saw a man standing beside the bridge, the man saw him and told
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó h-Allmhuráin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Francis Street, Co. Clare