School: Lisín, Baile na Caillighe (roll number 15564)
- Location:
- Lisheen, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ríordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 001
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- Lisduff is situated to the west of Lisheen. Mr Breen owns a farm of in this townland in which is a fort which was inhabited by the good people long ago. In this fort there is supposed to be a crock of gold hidden and a lot of people have come there in search of it.One night about twenty years ago a few men came in search of the hidden treasure. They kept digging until they hit against the cover of the pot, but at that moment four men appeared carrying a coffin. The men got frightened and ran away out of the fort and did not come back again to it.
About ten years ago again, half a dozen men came again and kept digging for a good part of the night, hoping to find the gold but failed to find any. Since then no one tried to get the gold. In McSharry's land(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Máirtín Ó Corbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Carhumeere, Co. Clare
