School: Lisnafunchin, Castlecomer (roll number 16230)
- Location:
- Lisnafunshin, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Riagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 011
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- (continued from previous page)three men went out to dig and started to dig. While they were digging one of them found a box: they opened it expecting they had the treasure but when they opened it, it was full of bones. There was a paper in the box with some words written on it. Once certain fairy appeared to them and told them something that frightened them. They ran home in great fear. That was the first attempt that was made to find the treasure and there was never another made since because the people were afraid to try. In the night the treasure is guarded by fairies dressed in red. They ride horses throught the field. If you pass by the field at a ceretain time of night you would see a light and hear the men whipping their horses.
- Collector
- Brigid Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown, Co. Kilkenny
