School: Mastersons (roll number 8390)
- Location:
- Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gobnait de Búit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 299
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is a pot of gold in the lake that is on the top of Benbo. When the Danes were being hunted out of Ireland, it is said that they had a lof of gold with them, and they threw it into the Lake. A large snake was put to guard the gold.There is a large heap of stones on the top of Benbo. A man was crossing from one side of the mountain to the other, and he was thought be a thief, and killed, and all his money was taken from him Everybody that passes that place since then threw a stone on top of his grave in memory of him. So now there is a big heap of stones on top of his grave.There is a large stone in the bag at Strawbrick A giant was on the top pf Benbo, and a crow flew fast. The giant lifted this stone and threw it at the crows, and this is where it landed, and it is said that if you lift this stone that the crows bones are under it, but no one has ever been able(continues on next page)
