School: Clonin, Mountrath (roll number 15932)
- Location:
- An Cluainín, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Bean Uí Bhraoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 409
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“Inhabitants went to bed every night to dream of the hidden gold.”
(continued from previous page)left in darkness. They fled in terror. Tuck visited the spot the next morning and found no trace of any digging. No further attempt was made to unearth the treasure.Denis Cavanagh, about 50 years ago, when digging near a dune of the old castle found a metal button on which was
"Crom- Abu".
- Tells me (Ellen Breen) of the laborious work she witnessed some 70 years ago when about 15 men mostly friends gathered with reaping hooks to cut 31/2 acres of corn for her father. A hard day's work, but it was all cut,bound and stacked in one day. The Reaping Hook is not to be seen around here at all now. If small(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ellen Breen
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Johanna Collier
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Baile Uí Anracháin, Co. Laoise
