School: Kilmacow (B.) (roll number 14187)
- Location:
- Cill Mhic Bhúith, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: P. Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0843, Page 005
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- (continued from previous page)for it. They got shovels and pick-axes from the villagers. The next morning when the people of the district came to see what had happened they found to their surprise the empty crock beside the hole. No trace nor tidings can be found of these men. It is said (by) that the treasure was placed there by "Fillarby" who lived in the castle in olden times.
- Once upon a time there lived a man named Freyney the Robber. He had a great hatred for landlords. There once lived a landlord near Tory Hill who had a great horse. In order that the Robber could not steal that the horse he had big slabs of iron bars firmly fixed across the window. One night Freyney and a few(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Daingean, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Patrick Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Occupation
- Railway worker
- Address
- An Daingean, Co. Chill Chainnigh
