School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)
- Location:
- Clongeen, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brian Ó Broin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 244
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- (continued from previous page)a parcel rolled up in the vestry. Next Wednesday is the feast of Mary Roche and Tom Magee.
- Two men were walking together through a field one day. One of the men owned the men owned the the field his name was Richard Purcell.
The other was a friend was a friend of his. As they walked through the field it appeared to one of them that there were pieces of gold thrown around the field. He said to Mr. Purcell, "look at all the gold", "where" said the other and when they looked again, they were all changed to bits of stone. It was called the money moor' ever after.
