School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 030
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- A Hidden Treasure
A treasure was supposed to be hidden in Sheebeg in the parish of Kiltubrid in Co. Leitrim. It is a high hill surrounded by good, rich, green, level land.
A King and Queen and a crock of gold were said to be buried in the mound. A man named O'Hara a national school teacher interested in research work heard of this and came to the hill and dug down very deep in the mound until he came upon a big (?) flag which he could not move. At length he got an opening under the stone and he found to his surprise bones (?) of a King and Queen and traces of gold (?) but in a very small quantity.
The bones were brought to a neighbouring house of the district. Crowds of people came to the house where(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tim Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- Joe Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garvagh, Co. Leitrim
