School: Clochar na Trócaire, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 7651)

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   “Long ago there were seven brothers who lived in Kilmeen and the seven were highway men.”

   

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   miles long going from it to another fore.

   

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2. The Hidden Boot of Gold

   

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   Years ago there lived in the townland of Cahergal a man who by some unknown means accumulated great wealth. He had a farm of land containing about twenty acres, and kept a few cows, some sheep, and poultry. He lived alone and was seldom seen with his neighbours in company. In his later years he did not ramble much from his dwelling It was said of him that he jealously guarded his wealth which he kept in a large boot; there being no bank at the time. So some years passed by

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Kirby

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Desert, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Michael Kirby

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Desert, Co. Cork