School: Caisleán an Doire (Derry Castle), Cill Dá Lúa (roll number 5424)
- Location:
- Killary, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Piaras Mac Lúcáis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 081
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- This is a field beside the "moat field". A cock of hay stood there one time & it was lifted up by some "unknown power" and carried over the water of Lough Derg. Next day it was carried back to the same place again.
- The man named Helebert had a dream that there was gold hidden in this field. He took some "geana" (Easter Water) with him & started digging for the gold. The bull with chains came from the Shannon (Lough Derg) & attacked him. He kept sprinkling the "geana" but at last his strength failed & he had to go home. It appeared that when a person had money hidden he usually shot a person or a bull to look after it for him.
- The Derrycastle Estate was once owned by a Mr Head who had a servant named Denis Walsh. Walsh was one day going through Dohany's Meadow & he saw three men carrying a coffin. He helped them to carry it to the Shannon - where it was put in the water & it floated away. Walsh was then told to go(continues on next page)
