School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 159
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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. - A man in this district called Mc'Kenna dreamed three nights after one another about a crock of gold in the Worm Ditch. Mc'Kenna told this to a neighbour called Smith and both men started off to the place. They dug and dug for a long time until they came to a large flat stone. The stone was fixed firmly in the ground and Smith sent Mc'Kenna off to get a crowbar to lift the stone. Mc'Kenna went off to fetch the crowbar but when he came back the stone was lifted and Smith was gone. He is still believed around(continues on next page)
