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

Location:
Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 260

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  1. There lived a man named Culligan about two hundred years ago. His house was situated at the end of our farm, about a mile in from the road. Mrs Culligan thought her husband was queer, although he was a good living farmer.
    One day her husband got sick, and she had to bring the priest. Her husband then (said) showed her a crock of gold, and he said to her. "If I die, this gold will pay the funeral expenses.
    He got very
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó h-Allmhuráin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Claureen, Co. Clare