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School: Gallen

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Gallen, Co. Offaly
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T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 210

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    entered, the spy put a white tag on the nearest tree to the cave and went back to tell the soldiers. When the spy and the soldiers came back there was a white tag on every tree and they never found the cave or the priest.
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    There were two men on time and they dreamt that there was a crock of gold hidden on the White Hill in Gallen, Ferbane, Offaly and in the dream they were told that before they got the gold they should bring with them a cat and a cock. They were to kill the cat and cock when they would see the first sign of the gold The next morning they went fully ready to
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly