School: Island View, Cill an Dísirt (roll number 14196)
- Location:
- Tonlegee, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cochláin
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“Daingean Castle is situated a quarter of a mile ...”
"Daingean" Castle is situated a quarter of a mile east of Ballynacally. On the left hand side of the road. The ruin is there always. It is believed that money is hidden there. A Kerry man dreamt that there was three crocks of gold hidden there. So he came to the castle with a boy of the Morans'. They went into the castle (was) while Mass was being celebrated. They began to dig for the gold as soon as they did a bull followed them. They ran for their lives and went home disappointed. It is supposed that nobody could look for gold until a hundred years afterwards