School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 289
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- (continued from previous page)There is a sloe-bush growing at the head of the grave.
- There is a place called "Croc Foladh" in a field of Mrs Garrity in the townland of Ballaghanea. Some warrior hid a treasure of gold there and there was to be a life lost before it could be got. One time people began to look for it and they had a dog with them. The dog began to root the clay with his paws and he fell dead. That was to be the life(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Burrenrea, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Matthew Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Burrenrea, Co. Cavan
