School: Clandouglas, Lic Snámha (roll number 10380)
- Location:
- Clondouglas, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Sheanacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0412, Page 065
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- (continued from previous page)should seek it at night but if they had not succeeded by midnight a ghost would lead them astray.
After much discussion the two servants decided to try and recover the lost treasure. On the very next night, therefore they proceeded to the spot indicated and began to dig. Before very long they came to a very large flat stone. Suddenly all the windows of the "great house" became brilliantly lighted up. Greatly frightened at such a strange sight the men fled in terror to the neighbouring wood. Here they stood watching, until the lights went out just as suddenly as they had appeared. Having made up their minds to abandon their treasure hunt the two servants ran towards home. After a while they sat down to eat some dry bread they had brought with them. Before long they were fast asleep. When they awoke next morning they found themselves in Kilfeighney Churchyard two miles to the east of Crotta and in the opposite direction from the "Great House" to their homes.
- Collector
- Patrick Fitzmaurice
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyreehan East, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullig, Co. Kerry
