School: Gowran (roll number 15365)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Michael Phelan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 171
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- (continued from previous page)man went and started to dig for it under the wall until he came to a wide flag and written on it was "under this is the crock of gold." To his joy he brought home the crock of gold and when the seven boys grew up he sent then to college to be highly educated and after three years there they were ordained, and after some time became bishops in different parts of Ireland.
When each of these Bishops died the remains were put into a hearse and brought by two white horses and these would stay galloping by themselves until they came to Freynestown Church yard, and then the remains were taken out and buried there. That is why the well in Grangehill is called Tobar Neaska because they were Christened in that well.
- Informant
- Thomas Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clara, Co. Kilkenny
