School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)
- Location:
- Rossmore, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Michéal Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 004
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- Once upon a time about forty years ago John Barrett Liscubba, Joe Donovan Caherkirky, and John Sweeney Rossmore went looking for gold to Castle View. They started digging for the gold, and as they were digging each sod they used find a bunch of leaves. In the end a cat with two heads jumped out. Joe Donovan shot the cat, and they did not finish digging for the gold..
- Collector
- Shiela Fehily
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rossmore, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr James Crowley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gearagh, Co. Cork
- There is gold supposed to be hidden in many places throughout Ireland. It is said that gold is buried in the southern part of the townland of Derrivereen. In olden times a family lived there and they were very rich. When the last member of the family was dying he was(continues on next page)
