School: Cora Finne (C.) (roll number 12908)

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Cora Finne, Co. an Chláir
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  1. Once upon a time there was a beggar and he had a wooden leg. He used always be begging for money and kept it in the wooden leg. He had a servant boy, and when died the servant was told to bring out his leg. He was so angry that he hit the wooden leg against the wall and money fell from it; he hit it again and again and the same thing happened. He kept doing it till he had alot of money, and then a bridge was built from it and it is called Beggar's Bridge, or (?)
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
    2. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Na Cealla, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Joe Crowe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Na Cealla, Co. an Chláir