School: Dromach, An Bhán-tír (roll number 15380)
- Location:
- Dromagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 403
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- The Treasure was hidden under an oak tree in Dromcamner. There was a big flag on it.
One evening Mrs OFlynn who lived in Dallynacquirky was going to Banteer for messages. Her husband told her to bring him tobacco.
She said she would bring him two on's of tobbacco. When she came home he asked her for the tobbacco and she said she for got it. He went himself for it.
As he was going along he met a spirit on Ballynacquirkey bridge. The spirit was smoking a pipe and he asked her for a pull of the pipe and she gave it to him. "The spirit said" your are the first man that spoke to me"
She told him to come again to morrow evening at the same time. He came next evening and the spirit said she had a crock of gold buried under an oak tree in Dromcummer. She said she could go to heaven if the crock of gold was got. Himself and his brother went and(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr James O' Callaghan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromagh, Co. Cork
