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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

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Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 01_003

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  1. Ór Caillte i Loch Cuthra (continued)

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    The man who followed him was called Fitzgerald. He went into another boat and came nearer to the coachman in the middle of the lake. The coachman saw him and caught the bag of gold. He threw it into the lake then.
    Ever since the lake of Lough Cuthra is said to be very rich. Many tried to get that gold but no one ever found it.
    Where Nora na gCeann was killed the people were making a new road since and a skeleton was found there. It is supposed that it was the skeleton of Nora gCeann.
    Told by Name - Mr. J Burns, Age 79.
    Add. Labane, Andrahan, Co. Galway.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ciaran Ó' Beirn
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr J. Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Laban, Co. Galway