School: Scoil na mBráthar, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Charleville, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Riabhach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 248
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- Hidden Treasure.
During the penal days nearly every young Irish man emigrated to America. Amongst those that went was Patrick McCarthy. He lived between Rathluirc and Buttevant.
When he was ten years of age, the English killed his father and so he had to work and earn a living for himself and his mother. When he was eighteen years he went to America.
He went searching for gold with many others. One day he discovered a gold mine in America. He became a millionaire and he resolved to come home to Ireland.
When he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Hynes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Charleville, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Charleville, Co. Cork
