School: Kilbegnet (roll number 1327)
- Location:
- Kilbegnet, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Briain
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- The Fairfield Treasure
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The townland of Fairfield is in the parish of Kilbegnet in the county of Galway. There is a treasure hid there. This tunnel of gold, of gold chairs and of gold tables is said to rise in a field named the "high lawn" owned by Martin Ward. It crosses to a cottage-field owned by Tommie Bligh 400 yds. in from the mountain road. It is said also that this tunnel opens at the roots of a big old round white thorn bush. The gold is stated to have been hidden by the Fenians when they were enemies against the English. A man by the name of Naughton made an attempt to get it but he was put back by foul air, and snakes that guard it.
- Collector
- Úna Ní Chúinn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Skehaghard, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mat Brandon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 30
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Roscommon
