School: Bansha (B.) (roll number 11964)

Location:
An Bháinseach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Peter Horgan
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  2. In a lawn in Castleray Aherlow stands a large oak butt from which the branches were cut. A man named John Holms dreamt he would find gold in this old butt. The first time he paid no heed, but the third time he went to a man named William Shea and told him of what he dreamt three night in succession. John Holms and William Shea planned to go the following night to where the gold was. The night came and it was about eleven o'clock and the two men on their way to the gold with a saw to cut the butt in jots to get out the gold. They began to cut but to their surprise instead of saw dust coming out, blood flowed out of it. The two men took their saw and ran away.
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