School: Barrachadhbhile, An Sciobairín
- Location:
- Bauravilla, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 352
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- There lived in Cooraganive a man named Sir Beecher. He was a landlord and a cruel one. He made his tenants pay intolerable rents and was therefore hated by all.
The money he got falsely was buried under a tree called "Crann Crocth" which is still growing.
It was guarded by two armed men a white bull and three dogs. Any person found trespassing was either killed by the bull or seized by the dogs and taken and hanged on the tree hence the name "Crann Crocta".
One night a cousin of Beecher's named Kingston while searching for the gold shot the bull and some years later he was returning home from Drimoleague he passed this tree.
He saw the skeleton of a man he had helped to evict hanging from the tree.
He said he had not long(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James O' Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cooragannive, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Con Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cooragannive, Co. Cork
