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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 7651)

Location:
Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 274

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    to this house to work. One day he filled the font with water and made the bull drink out of it. After doing this he went out swimming and was drown and his body was never found. The old people believe that it was on account of desecrating the font that this great misfortune fell on him.
    There is another story also told about Inchidoney. In the private graveyard of the [?] ford's there is a treasure - a crock of gold supposed to be hidden. The legends say that two brothers had this gold and they said that they should guard it dead or alive. They buried the treasure and one of them said to the other "Kill
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Leary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr J. Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork