School: Leath-fhearann, Malla (roll number 3548)
- Location:
- Laharan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: R. Barrow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0364, Page 023
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- In our district it is the custom with the people, to sit round the fire at night, story-telling. This particular story is current with them.
In the district of North Glen, there lived a very industrious, honest man. He is supposed to have been a rather outstanding figure among the other inhabitants as regards money-making. Few people, at that time, possessed a lot of money, while this man had accumulated a fortune amounting to six hundred pounds for his only son, which he hid in a remote place. Unfortunately, the poor man became insane and had to be conveyed to a mental hospital. He never regained his senses. Therefore nothing could ever be learned from him about his hidden treasure.
- Informant
- John Lehane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killavoy, Co. Cork
