School: Lios Uí Chearbhaill (C.), Malla (roll number 12016)
- Location:
- Liscarroll, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 234
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- (continued from previous page)to death.
- One day there was a miserly old man and he hid his money in the castle, and he left it there for a year, and he would go and see if the money was there. Every day he would go through the castle to see if the money was there. Often a year had passed and before he went for it. One day he went for it, and it was gone, and he dug up the ground to try and find it.
He went into the town to see the lawyer. The old man said whatever can I do he asked. The lawyer said "Be cool Mr. Barry. Will my advice be worth anything to you". "It would" said the old man "I could spend even a pound if you would put my mind at ease. Go, the castle is near and try again, and pretend to yourself that the money is still there.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Fehin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolbane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Fehin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Coolbane, Co. Cork
