School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 018
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- A man by the name of OConnor went to the fair of Limerick with a horse to sell. As he was riding through the fair he met a man whom he did not know. This man saluted Mr O'Connor and called him by his name. Mr O'Connor said to him "You have the advantage of me I do not know you. I know you well and all your place. "You have a field to the west of your house with a fort in it and there is a whitethorn bush about twenty yards out from the fort. When you go home dig under that bush and you will be rich for ever". A few nights after himself and his sons and a few more men went digging under thebush. One of them was a student and he was with them. When the men were digging for a while he made them stop. He would not allow them dig any further. All the neighbours knew that this man was digging for gold and a poor man and his two sons dug the hole and got a pot of gold.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derry, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- William Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Derry, Co. Kerry
