School: Cnoc Sceach, An Léim (roll number 10603)
- Location:
- Knockskagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0309, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)About mid-day one of them unearthed a flag and as it seemed a big one they kept on digging until they had the whole flag unearthed. It corresponded in size to the flags over the Graves in the local Graveyard. They called the owner of the field and he gave them permission to lift the flag but they refused to do so. They tried to persuade him to do so, but he too refused. Finally the flag was re-covered and was never disturbed since. The person who told this story, also named the workmen - one was Hourihane and the other Donovan Scairte, they told him the position of the grave, and he believes he could locate it to-day.
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- In recent years a keg of Gold was found in Cool-na Clehy bog. A labourer was cutting turf there and he accidentally uncovered a keg there. The bog then belonged to a man named Sweeney. The Labourer went for this man who brought his horse and car(continues on next page)