School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Cill Áirne
- Location:
- Killarney, Co. Kerry
- Teachers: An tSr. M. Déaglán An tSr. Marie Thérèse
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0456, Page 291
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- Hidden treasures.One day a man went for a walk accompanied by his dog. The field in which he walked was owned by himself. After a while the man missed his dogs and all of a sudden the dog ran up to his master howling as if in great distress. He tried to make the man understand him and tell him to come with him.
The man followed the dog for a while but when he saw nothing he returned back. Again the dog ran to his master and began to tear with his paws, at the mans clothes. This time the man said he would kill the dog if he made a fool if him. He went to the land of the field where the sun was shining sure enough the man saw the dog rooting up the earth with his paws. All of a sudden the man saw some thing glittering in the earth. this thing which glittered were "Chalice" a Ciborium and a Pattan.
The man ran for the parish priest and the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Barraduff, Co. Kerry
