School: Birr (St. Brendan's)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teachers: S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 082
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- (continued from previous page)brought out his servant and killed him and told him to mind that until the day of judgment. Then he turned him into a cat.Collected by: P. Mulhare, Cloghan, Offaly.From: Mrs Kate Mulhare, Cloghan Offaly.
- At the source of the river Derrind Lough there is a lough named Doura and in this lough there is an Island. On this island there is a castle and there is a road leading to the castle and when the water is low you could bring a car across to the Island.Two crocks of gold were hid in the bottom of the Lough. When the river was being made wide they cleared up the lough and they found two canoes instead(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. Mulhare
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Cloghan, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs Kate Mulhare
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloghan, Co. Offaly
