School: Rathkenny (roll number 15483)

Location:
Rathkenny, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0714, Page 190

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    (2) There is a standing stone situated in the townland of Clogher, Rathkenny. This townland is locally known as the "Sean Caile" (??). It is situated in a field owned by Walter Govern and is about five feet in height and irregular in shape. It is supposed to be deep down in the ground and according to local tradition there is a crock of gold beneath it. The story is also handed down that a life will be lost in trying to get this crock of gold, and that is the reason that no attempt has been made to get it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Raphael Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Horistown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Cudden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Rathkenny, Co. Meath