School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Sheehy

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Hidden Treasure

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0806, Page 45

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Hidden Treasure
I heard a good story of men looking for treasure. A man was traveling on the mountains once and he got tired. He saw a cave on the side of the mountain and went to take a rest. He found a letter chart leading to a cave of gold. He settled down in a town after his travels and after a while he got married. He was always thinking of going to look for the gold. He had a son and when his son grew up to be a man he told him about the lettered chart. After a while the mad died. His son went to the mountains to look for the gold. There was a horse which had a brand to tell how

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Noel Conroy
Gender
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Address
Healy Street, Co. Offaly
Language
English