School: Cnapach
- Location:
- Knappagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Hionruaidh
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- (continued from previous page)There are no tales, lights, or fairies which are usually associated with hidden treasure, heard or seen near it.
Ireland is rich in buried treasure which cannot be said of every country.
- There is hardly a parish or rather a townland in this country in which there is not some hidden treasure.
The treasure which I heard about is a crock of gold. It is hidden in Crossan's farm of Drumneveil. It is buried in the south east corner of a field beside the house in which the Crossans are living. People who lived there long ago buried it because at that time robbers were going about the country, and there were no banks so to keep their money safe they buried it. It is not long since an attempt was made to unearth(continues on next page) - Collector
- Martha Mc Cann
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drokaghbane, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- John Mc Cluskey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Mullan, Co. Cavan
