School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 376
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- (continued from previous page)in the window for them. But, alas, when they went to get it in the morning the window was broken and the sword was gone, stolen.I got this story from my father;
(Age 51 yrs) William Tiernan,
Miltown,
Droichead Nua,
Co. Kildare.
Signed: Eamon Tiernan,
Milltown,
Droichead Nua,
Co. Kildare.
- Here is a story about a pot of gold which lies hidden on the side of Grange Hill. It is in a field called The Mine Field. Men have often tried to find the gold but they have never succeeded in finding it. It was a robber whose name is not known that hid the treasure. When he was on his death -bed he said that the field held more money than would buy out all Ireland. It is said that the treasure is about four thousand(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grangecommon, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- John Hefernan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Grangecommon, Co. Kildare
