School: Cnoc na Manach, An Mhainistir Bhán, Cionn tSáile (roll number 1391)
- Location:
- Knocknamanagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dáithí de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0321, Page 061
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- (continued from previous page)plainly seen on this stone.
The other legend is that under this stone is buried an unknown treasure. This consists of gold. The old people will never dig for this, on account of the cross near being called "cros na phuca".
There is a man who is named Carthy in Ballyfoyle. On his land there is a big liss in which the Danes and giants have buried treasure. This consists of gold ornaments and money.
No one tries to get them because they are guarded by lights.
- Long ago there was treasure supposed to be hidden in a rath near Carrigaline. It was placed there by the Danes when they had power over Ireland. An old man heard about it and he went to the rath to get it. As he was taking it up he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Coveney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Robertstown, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Daniel Coveney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Granig, Co. Cork
