School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)
- Location:
- Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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- It is said that there is gold hidden in a field which now belongs to Stephen Faley in the townland of Ballyline about two miles from the village of Ballylongford.
About eighty four years ago, two men named - Maurice Seanlan and Thomas Enright dreamt that there was gold hidden in this particular field. They decided to look for the gold, and one night afterwards they went to the field where the gold was hidden. They were diggind all night, until about three o'clock in the morning they stopped all of a sudden. They saw a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nellie Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graffa, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- James Moran
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Graffa, Co. Kerry