School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)
- Location:
- Cill Mheasáin, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 018
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- There is treasure hidden in Graystown Hill. Two men who were employed by the late Ann Swan, Balgeeth, namely Andrew McGuinness and Bernard Welsh were returning home from Bective one night. They crossed by Acra Susie and the hill of Craystown. On the top of Craystown McGuinness asked his companion did he hear the music. But Welsh replied that he heard nothing.
McGuinness heard the music following them and he kept asking Welsh to wait and hear the music. When they came to the "Mullagh Gruaid" McGuinness stopped and asked Welsh to wait and hear the music but he would not, so he said he would wait himself. He stopped. In about five minutes he heard a rush behind him. He turned and saw men running in front of a band of small men, dressed in kilts and playing music on all sorts of instruments. He was swept along in midair in front of the little men. He could not recognise any of the other men. He could not stop.
In a ditch between Bellinter and Balgeeth(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Harlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Assey, Co. na Mí
