School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 071
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- (continued from previous page)as before. The man kept the scholar and sent him to school.
- There was an old double ditch in a field of ours and it was supposed that there was a crock of old coins which were used by the people hidden there. Many years ago this ditch was levelled down and a little child then named Patk. Gilleran found a piece of gold or bronze. He lost it again and no further attempt was made to get it. Long ago when people were laying a foundation they used to put down an old metal pot to give an echo(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mollie Gilleran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonkeel, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Gilleran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cloonkeel, Co. Longford
