School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)

Location:
Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0428

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  1. Ciste Óir i bhFolach

    A parish priest was once visiting another parish priest . . .

    Ciste i bFolach
    There is a pot of gold hidden in a 'clais' in our field and a woman was passing the Clais on day.
    She was in a hurry and she saw the pot of gold. She left a stick near the pot of gold and when she was coming home there were many sticks in the 'clais' and she did not know what stick was the pot of gold.
    There is another pot of gold hidden between the Cloonbar Bridge and John Egan's Chimney.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Tom Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ummoon, Co. Galway
  2. All the people in Beaghmore went to an old school in Tobberoe long ago. The names of the books they had were The Primer, The Reader made Easy and the spelling book.
    There was another school in Shrule and many people in our village went to it. The school master
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.