School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 172
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The late Mr Thomas Kenny of Fermoyle was digging in a field called Cullentra field. He found some pieces of gold which belonged to olden times. He brought it to a jeweller in Longford and received £4 for it.
Mr Patrick Dowd found gold in a fort of Fort-Willian. There is a cave in this fort. It is said that a man from Dublin who heard there was gold in one of the rooms of the cave came down from Dublin and locked the room. No one ever stood in that(continues on next page)
