School: Scoil na mBráthar, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Charleville, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Riabhach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 251
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- Hidden Treasure.
A long time ago there lived a man named Lorc. He dwelt in Harrison's Place, Charleville in a fort. It was from him that the name Rathluirc is derived "Fort of Lorc. He was an Irish Chieftain and he was very rich. He had a lot of gold, silver, and jewellery hidden under the ground.
About two years ago a native of Charleville named Patrick Murphy was looking for mushrooms in the little field where the treasure was hidden. He was walking along the field and he put his foot on a spike that was coming up through the ground. It hurt him and he went back to see what it was.
When he went back be bent down to pick it up. When he picked it up he went home for a spade. He spent(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Markham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Harrison's Place, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr James Garvey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Harrison's Place, Co. Cork
