School: Móta Ghráinne Óige
- Location:
- Woodlawn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Innse
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0258
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- Cromwell and his army came to Killconnell in the sixteenth century. He put up his heavy guns on the Moor hill on the roof and shatter it in pieces.
There is a under ground passage from the abbey in Kilconnell to a place called Manabrahen and another under ground passage leading out under the town to a village called Fahey. In the first passage the Friars took away the gold in a pot. A man called Joe Page lived them. Twelve months after, the abbot came back to bring away the gold and he told page that night that the gold was hidden by the side of the third lake from Hillswood.
In the morning he went out to read his office and he sat under a tree. When Page called him to his breakfast he was dead. Now the lake is situated in the late Michael Mullin's land. Now tradition that is from father to son says that about fifty years ago there was a man called Brodrick from Athenry and Michael Mullin told him about the gold and also told him that there was cross money near where the gold was hidden. Mr Brodrick then asked Michael Mullen would he let him look for it. He said he would.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Peter Linskey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyglass, Co. Galway
