School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 06_003
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- Long ago there lived a man in the townland of Kilraine by the name of Mc Hugh and he was as rich as a Jew. When he was about eighty years old he began to dote and began to get silly about his money so he decided to hide it. He put his money into an oil lamp and buried it about two miles from the house in the mountains.
Some time afterwards the old man died and left one son who was very delicate. A short time before he died he made a will and left his estate to the servant which he had. One fair day the servant bought some sheep. He put them(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brían Mac Duibhir
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derries, Co. Donegal
