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School: Tullaroan (C.) (roll number 3530)

Location:
Tulach Ruáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Eidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 150

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    Long ago there was gold, and silver hidden in Tullaroan.
    It is supposed that there was a treasure hidden in Mr Dillon's field. One time there was a monastery in which lived a lot of monks. The people of the parish gave them all their gold to mind, because they had no banks in which to put it. The monks heard of Cromwell's army coming from the neighbouring counties. They hid all their gold in a well, and covered it with a big bar of iron. They covered the bar of o iron with green sods and clay. When Cromwell's army came they did not get the
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
        1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
          1. ór i bhfolach (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Hoyne
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Tulach Ruáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh