School: Clandouglas, Lic Snámha (roll number 10380)
- Location:
- Clondouglas, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Sheanacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0412, Page 070
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- About fifty years ago a country boy named William McElligott now residing in Oliver's Field Glenoe, Listowel, Co. Kerry, dreamt that there was gold hidden in the bank of a fort, in Mr. Fuller's field Glenoe.
He told his dream to another boy named Tom Sullivan living in Knockeen in the Parish of Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry. They decided to go after midnight to this lonely fort to look for the gold. They took with them a torch or light to light the place in the fort where he dreamt the gold was hidden.
They proceeded at once to dig for the gold and after an hour of hard labour they had to abandon their work as they heard some terrible sounds, like the roaring of bulls, barking of dogs, and rattling of chains, and other sounds. Terrified they fled from the spot and went home.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Fuller
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glanoe, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Glanoe, Co. Kerry
