School: Cill Bhriotáin (B.) (roll number 14116)
- Location:
- Kilbrittain, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0313, Page 261
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“In olden times some men went to a fort in search of a crock of gold.”
In olden times some men went to a fort in search of a crock of gold. This fort was in Castle View and about three miles from the town of Clonakilty. To get to this fort you should go to the castle which was about a quarter of a mile from the fort and then go underground and through a long shore. The men took with them a sheave of wheaten straw, a march cock and a blessed candle. Before they started their journey through the shore they lit the candle and all went very well until they nearly came to the end. When they were coming to the end of the shore they saw the crock of gold and with that there came a gust of wind and a terrible noise. There came horses jumping and dogs barking and the men got such a fright that they took their eye off the crock of gold and when they looked again they found to their surprise that the crock of gold was after disappearing. Several other men tried it but this very same thing used to happen at the end of the shore and so the crock of gold remained where it was.
- Collector
- Patrick Lombard
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryndruig, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James J. Lombard
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryndruig, Co. Cork