School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 304
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- (continued from previous page)a hawthorn tree at Sinnott's stile". Larry had little confidence in the old man's talk and passed out to his work. As the old man was leaving he turned to the woman and said "Good day you'll be sorry yet you did not mind me".
Twelve months after as Larry Casey and his wife were in bed they heard a voice outside the window saying, "Larry Casey will you come and rise the crock of gold at the hawthorn tree". "I'd be afraid," says Larry, something might happen me". "No harm will befall you I vow says the voice I'm weary minding this gold will you come at one o'clock to-morrow night". I will said Larry. The night came, his wife refused consent to let him go. At the same time that night the voice came to the window again and says, Larry Casey you did not come." Larry replied "no" but I will go to-morrow night. He did not go that night either and the voice came to the window again and said "There will no one ever rise it only a Casey." Years after Larry Casey's son was ploughing the field and his plough struck an earthern crock under the hawthorn but when raised was found to contain nothing but yellow water-enchanted gold(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Richard Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Wexford
