School: Garrán (B.) (roll number 11274)
- Location:
- Garrane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Drisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 183
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- There was a man living in [?]Gurrane long ago and his name was Charles Donnell. He was getting afraid of the robbers so he put all his gold into a boot and buried it. There was a lot searched for the gold but no one ever found it. The holes are to be seen yet. When he was leaving the herd of cattle he had covered a mile of road.
The name of the field where he buried it was Bán na Sióg.
- Long long ago about thirty years ago a man lived in Kerry. He was a very poor man. He dreamed very often that gold was hidden in England. He went there to try could he find it. He walked through the land until he came to it. A man[?](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Madge Driscoll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lackenafasoge, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Driscoll
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Lackenafasoge, Co. Cork
