School: Machaire, An Tulach
- Location:
- Maghera, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seanacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 151
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Hidden Treasures.
By a hillside in Mrs.McMahon's land is the townland of Rylane it was known by the inhabitants of the townland of a pot of gold which was hidden at the foot of the hill.
Now a certain family knew where it was hidden and the reason why they knew that was that they had a servant working for them.When he died he appeared again to them and told them where the gold was hidden but that a human life should in the getting of the gold.
They told father O Shaughnessey who was parish priest of Crusheen at the time that they would give him half the gold if he gave them the first of the holy-water he would bless on such a date.He said he would.When they went for the holy-water he would not give it. So the gold was never discovered.
- Informant
- Patrick Degidon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Rylane, Co. Clare
