School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)
- Location:
- Farahy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Fheorais
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- About seventy years ago the neighbours around heard there was gold hidden in a field of Jer Magner's of Shanballymore. All the people were indread to go searching for it because they feared a foxy cat. At last three men said they would chance it. They said if one of them got killed the other two could divide the treasure between them. After drinking a share of porter and whiskey to give them courage and taking a bottle of Holy water with them they started at night for the ould castle. They sprinkled Holy water around a large circle and began to dig with a spade and shovel. Having dug a few feet deep one of them cried "I have it." He had come to a large flag. Just at that moment the cat appeared in a very threatening manner. They couldn't bear the sight of him. His appearance was terrifying. Away they went home as fast as they could. A few days after one of the men died maybe with the fright.
- Collector
- Nellie Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Waterdyke, Co. Cork
- Informant
- David Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graigue, Co. Cork