School: Ballycar, Cuinche
- Location:
- Ballycar, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Liam Mac Clúin
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“A man and his companion went hunting rabbits in Crusheen one day”
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the jingling of the money proceeded to the burrow.He had with him a lantern and pickaxe. He proceeded to uproot the burrow .When he came to the end of the burrow he unearthed a purse of golden coins.It was surmised that some one in the dark and evil days had the money and either died without divulging the secret ,or was unable afterwards to recover the hidden store.At all events the finder was not too happy with his good fortune.He did not know what to do with it.He consulted the priest (some say)who told him not to have anything to do with it.The man did not take the priest's advice .He began to appropriate the money to his own use.He bought farms of land ,and gave marriage dowries to to his sisters.The money brought ill luck to all.The man himself succumbed to consumption. His sisters ended their lives in a lunatic asylum.
- Collector
- Lizzie O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathfolan, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Patt O' Neill
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Rathfolan, Co. Clare