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School: Srón (roll number 9090)

Location:
Shrone Beg, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 019

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 019

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    Meallagabha. Sorry to my hear to be thrown here in this most out of the way corner of the earth called Meallagabha, which took its name from Sean Gaba who was a pirate. Stealing a bag of gold from a ship he hurried inland as far as he could an he settled here in a field called Pairc an Druineac where he divided his gold into several little pots the largest he hid in Daniel Eogan's field by the name of Pairc Óir. The smaller ones he hid in the same land not far away so as that he could find it when he needed it, but it seems that Sean did not live long
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Moulagow, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Michael O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moulagow, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Patrick J. O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Moulagow, Co. Kerry