School: Lios Uí Chearbhaill (C.), Malla (roll number 12016)
- Location:
- Liscarroll, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhuibhir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 224
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- A Hidden Treasure.Once upon a time there lived an old couple named Jack and Mary. Jack was a clever man, but Mary was a simple woman very easily imposed on. They used sow a share of whe(at) [?] every year in the plot to have food for the Winter.When they had it cut and threshed they took it upon a hill to clean it. Jack went to work, and he left Mary cleaning it. Jack went to see what she had done. She cleaned it and went home, and forgot to take it with her.A storm arose and she could not go for it. When Jack went home he asked Mary did she bring home the wheat, and she said she left it on the hill.Jack brought it home he said it would be a good back for the great sweep of Spring. A car came to the door the next day, and she asked the man was he the great sweep of the Spring. "I am said he" Oh! said she to the man my husband left wheat her for you, and she gave him the wheat. When her husband came home from work that night she said to him do know who I had here to-day the great sweep of Spring said she. Jack was so vexed he made he quench the fire and take out the cinders. She put some of the cinders into her pocket, and she went off with her husband.They wen up on a big tree, and sat down on the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Dorgan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockbarry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Moynahan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Knockbarry, Co. Cork
