School: Liathdruim, Cill Mhichíl (roll number 4433)
- Location:
- Leitrim, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Ó Conbhaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0601, Page 156
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- Long ago the Danes were in Ireland they used live in castles. They lived once in a place called Cahirmurphy on top of a hill, to the North of the parish of Kilmihil. When they lived in that hill it is supposed that there was a cave under the hill and that when they were hunted out of it they left a barrel of gold in the cave. Out of this cave there were two openings, one to the west going into a lake and the other going to the south. After some time a man in the locality named Canavan dreamt that the barrel of gold was in the lake and that there was a chain going from the barrel to the cave and, that if he went to the lake he would find the steps going down to the barrel. One night(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonwhite South, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Patrick Lernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonwhite South, Co. Clare
