School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)
- Location:
- Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mary Ledwith
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 076
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- In the parish of Legan townland of Aughnacilla and County of Longford there is a field traditionally known by the old people as Coolanaugh. It lies about two and a half miles from the village of Ardagh. It is said that an old treasure was concealed in this field owing to the presence in one corner of it of a moat or raised mound of clay, and one Sunday afternoon a party of men all filled with the spirit of adventure took with them spades and shovels and commenced to dig a hole or passing into and through the moat.They worked hard on their turns until they had a regular tunnel bored underneath the mound. Then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Vincent F. Ledwith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Edward Quaine
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Aghnasillagh, Co. Longford
