School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 296
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Ten years rent is hidden in Ballymore hill. It was put there by the Danes. The Danes came in their boats to Ards strand and then crossed the hill and hid their gold.
Many people have tried to get this gold. There is a tunnel leaving a road along this hill and going out at the Cashelmore Post Office. People often went through this tunnel to try and get the money but when they would go half way they could not go any farther on account of the foul air and so the rent still lies hidden here.
So the Poet has it
The Danish robbers took our gold,
|They oftimes did before,
And now its hid among the caves(continues on next page)
