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School: Clonmacnoise

Location:
Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 017

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 017

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  1. The Marriage (continued)

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    ugly woman came to them and said that she would marry them. She made them jump over the rock and then she put a ring made of straw on the girls finger and told her they would live happy ever after.
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  2. The Crock of Gold

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    Once upon a time a man named Lara hid a crock of gold in a place called Boat - hollow near Clonmacnois. A couple of men heard this, and went to discover it. One day as they were digging for the gold a lady came along and said to the men, "What are you doing?" " We are diggen for a crock of gold that a man named Lara hid here."
    "Let me dig a spade full of clay and ye might get the gold" says she. "All right" says the men and they gave her the spade and she did so.
    When the lady
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Birdie O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bridget O Connor
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly