School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 263
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- Once upon a time a king lived in a hill of sand in Reid's field in Muckinagh. He was supposed to have a house there.
There was an iron door on the house and no one could open it or he would die before daylight next morning.
The name of this king was Ruadh. The iron door was shut but one man came and opened it and took some gold and he was dead the next morning.
The second man came and got some of the gold and he was dead the next morning too.
A third man came and he was afraid to chance it so the gold is supposed to be there yet.
- Collector
- John Conaughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Muckanagh, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Michael Conaughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Muckanagh, Co. Westmeath
