School: Clews' Memorial (roll number 15465)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 021
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“Once upon a time there lived in Killaraght, Co Sligo, a named Michael Dwyer.”
(continued from previous page)the shoemaker, "I dreamt that if I went to Killaraght, Co. Sligo, I should find in a field there, the property of Michael Dwyar, a crock of gold, under a tree near the house."
The man hurried back home as quickly as he could. When he reached home he got a spade and dug under the tree nearest his house. He came on a large pot, covered with a flat stone. He took the stone and the gold to the house. The stone on it a lot of Irish writing. Michael did not know Irish. Some time afterwards a poor scholar was going the way. Michael showed him the stone. The scholar told him the Irish words meant: "The same the other side." When the scholar had gone, Michael went and dug under the other side of the tree. He found a crock of gold much larger than the first. He(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eddie Wyne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garrow, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Michael Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Garrow, Co. Roscommon