School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- Coolard, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 293
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- One night a man dreamt that there was gold hidden in Lisloughtin abbey and that he should go there at the dead hour of night and not a word should be spoken to a living man.
He dreamt the same dream for three nights and on the third night an old man came to him and spoke to him very angrily. He spoke of it to a friend of his.
Next night after supper the two of them set out for the Abbey.
They carried spades with them and began to dig fast but they found nothing.
The next night they set out with a large crowd of men.
When they came to the abbey they started to dig as before until they came(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eliza Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolkeragh, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Tullamore, Co. Kerry
