School: Gurteen, Ballymahon
- Location:
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Ó Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)morning he got a spade and a shovel and went to dig for the gold. When he had dug down many feet he met a large stone and written upon it was. "Turn me up and you will see more." Then he gathered all the neighbours to turn the stone. He was greatly excited because he thought the gold was under it. Then they turned it over and written on the other side was. "Leave me down as I was before".
- In my young days there was a neighbour of ours called Manus Murray. He used not to go to Mass and the priest did not like him on that account(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrynagalliagh, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Paddy Feeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
