School: Templetown

Location:
Templetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Charles D. Hearne
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  1. Once upon a time there was a man. He was a shoe maker. He was very rich, but he did not let on.
    He used to get a good lot of work to do so that meant he had a good lot of money.
    So the people used to wonder what he used to do with it. He used to hide it in the (?) (?).
    So when he died a couple of (men?) searched the house. So they searched every thing and they dug up the (?) and they got a big bag of gold up in the (?).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Elizabeth Cusack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Lewistown, Co. Wexford