School: Clandouglas, Lic Snámha (roll number 10380)
- Location:
- Clondouglas, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Sheanacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0412, Page 068
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- The story says that when Cromwell came to Ireland the monks were living in the Abbey in Kilfeighney, Lixnaw Co. Kerry.
One night one of the monks dreamt that Cromwell would come to Kerry soon, and in his dream also he was told to hide all the gold vessels and everything they had in gold because Cromwell was looking for all the gold he could get.
Next day he told the other monks that he had dreamt and they decided to bury all the gold they had the next night.
They chose for their hiding place a hill north of the Abbey where next night they dug a hole and buried the gold in it.
He never heard if there was a search made for it since.
- Collector
- Annie Hennessy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Kennelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 76
- Address
- Pallas, Co. Kerry
