School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)
- Location:
- An Fhairche, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 263
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- (continued from previous page)is said that there is a big crock of gold under it. One night Mr. Coughlan and Mr. Daly went over to the liss about twelve o clock and started to dig about the flag. They were digging for about two hours and they could not knock a shake out of it.
They went home very disappointed.
- Long ago there lived a rich farmer and his wife down in the County Limerick. They were both hated by the poor. One day an old woman came to the door to beg a little food. She asked for a cake, a few spuds and a handful of meal but the rich woman refused her. Then after a bit she came back and asked for a drink of milk but she was refused again. She(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Slyne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile Sheonac, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mr James Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Sheonac, Co. Chorcaí
