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

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Ennis, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 261

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    ill that night, and he wanted to go out. He went out, and stayed out a long time. His wife went out for a bucket of water, and when she was coming back she saw her husband coming in a boreen to the house.
    He was getting worse all through the night, and he died when it was near dawn. Mrs Culligan went to look for the crock of gold, but she could not find it. She searched all the house, but it could not be found. It is said that he hid the gold some place around the house
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    History Edit
    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