School: Sooey (roll number 6249)
- Location:
- Sooey, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Hóráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 413
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- Long ago there was a famous robber inthe Ballygawley mountains. His name was Roger Dubh. He made his living by plunder, and all the money he collected in his raids on people, he concealed it in a high boot and placed all under a flag in the mountain.After a length of time, he found that it was dangerous for him to live in the county. He left and went to Donegal to plunder there where he captured and placed in Derry jail. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged but before his death he confessed all his crimes.He also told them of the top boot that was filled with silver and gold in the Ballygawley mountains. People came out from Derry and searched for the treasure where he told them it would be found, but it was never found, and remains to this day under the flag in the Ballygawley mountains.
- Where Lake View School now stands, near the shores of Lough Gill, a blacksmith had his forge.A man,coming from Sligo town, lost a shoe off his horse, and he brought the horse into(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Bhraonáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Srananagh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John Brennan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Srananagh, Co. Sligo
