School: Moycarkey, Thurles
- Location:
- Moycarky, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Michael Myers
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 306
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- (continued from previous page)was about when the stranger called, and missed his one and only chance of becoming a rich man for the remainder of his life.
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“My grandfather told me the following story, about a man named Darby Kane who lived in the village of Littleton.”
My grandfather told me the following story, about a man named Darby Kane who lived in the village of Littleton. This man had three dreams in sucession about gold that was hidden in a castle in Loughmore, a village near Templemore. One timeDarby and some other men went to the castle to get the gold. The men took with them a horse and cart, a pick axe and a crowbar and other articles for the work which was to begin at midnight.
On arriving at the castle, Darby took them to a room in the castle,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Gooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanacloon, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Richard Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Shanacloon, Co. Tipperary
