School: Cnoc Sceach, An Léim (roll number 10603)
- Location:
- Knockskagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Carrthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)to take the keg home. He had to procure the help of two others to put the keg into the car. Sweeney took this keg to the house. The labourer was told nothing further about it, but next day Sweeney gave him permission to cut as much turf as he liked in the bog without payment, this permission was never withdrawn while he lived.
The Sweeney family soon revealed their wealth when they bought several farms and had to pay cash down for them. It may be noted that they did not thrive on those farms and they soon passed on to new owners.
- Mr John McCarthy - a local labourer living on the road between Leap - Glandore says that not many years ago, a box or a keg of gold was found in Coolnaclehy bog. He came in contact with many local people of that area, both inside and outside Ireland who all told the same story of how it was located but they always called it Don Juan's Gold. He also states that the greater part of it was sold in 'jewellers' shops in England (London) and that he met a man who was actually speaking to Jerh Sweeney in one of the above shops
