School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)
- Location:
- Killinaboy, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 264
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- The following story is told in this parish (Kilnaboy). On the Bourneen it is said that there is a crock of gold hidden and that is guarded by a cock. The old people say that it can be found at mid-night, and that if the person that finds this treasure looks away from it without throwing a pinch of earth on it, it would vanish from his sight.One night three men went looking for it, and when they came near it, the cock crew and they ran for their lives.
Collected by: - Máire Ní Dhiolúin, Crossard
Told by: - Martin Mc Mahon, Crossard (her Grandfather)
(66 years)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dhiolúin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crossard, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Martin Mc Mahon
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Crossard, Co. Clare
- In a big caher in Lemeneigh near Maura Ruadh’s castle a treasure is hidden. It is said to be a barrel of gold, a barrel of wine, and a barrel of deer’s fat. It is said that an eel is minding it. It can be only got between three and four o’ clock in the morning.
Collected by: - Pádraig ó Faoiláin, Lemeneigh
Told by: - (Mrs) Ellen Whelan (his grandmother)
Lemeneigh
(80 years)
