School: Doire an Céise (C )
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Uaid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 135
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- Long ago people found gold in glens and forts.
I heard the story told of a man named William Kinkade who was working on his farm at Taghard Mountain about forty years ago, and his cattle broke into his crop, and while mending his fences he found a pot of gold along the mountainside at a place called the Glen.
With the money he bought a great farm with a very big house on it.
Many people saw lights at that place in olden times. Many stories have been told of fairies living there, and many people saw them there.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Mc Enroe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Lisdoagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs. John Mc Enroe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Lisdoagh, Co. Cavan
