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School: Esker

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Esker More, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Ghríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0800, Page 204

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    that the words were "the other side fo teh bush is as good." The farmer was suprised and when their visitor was gone he dug at the other side fo the bush and found another pan of gold equal to the first. This enabled him and his family to be very wealthy for ever. The man said "that was the lucky day the school master came into the house". He and his family left their old home and went to reside in London.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English