School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 01_001

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    30th November 1937.
    Fireside Story.
    Long ago there was a rich man named luke but no means was he that he went about in rags and left himself short of god food and his one fear was that a thief would come and steal his Gold.
    "i will melt it all into one big lump "he said and hide it where no one can find it ."He put the gold into a box and left it at the foot of the wall in his garden .he went to see it every day but one day it was gone
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ciaran Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare