School: Kenagh, Longford (roll number 15154)

Location:
Keenagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
T. Ó Murchadha
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  1. This happened thirty years ago. In my Grand father's field. The name of the field is Castle hill. The workman was digging potatoes in the field and came across a crock of gold. He covered it with a scraw. A poor man was passing by and he asked him for a pipe of tobacco. The workman shouted at him and told him to get away as he had none. He was afraid that the man would find the gold. When the poor man was gone he looked under the scraw all
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mc Gann
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Foygh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Gann
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foygh, Co. Longford