School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 425
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“There's a story tould about goold hid in Mr. Cadogan's avenue outside the churchyard gate.”
There's a story tould about goold hid in Mr. Cadogan's avenue outside the churchyard gate. Wan man dreamt about this goold three nights wan after thother. This man tauld some o' his fellowmen about his dream an them men live about the place. Their names were - John Doran, James Butler, and Ned Brown, o Carrigdaggan Newbawn. On a certain night these men went to dig for the goold. They were diggin' for a while, an' an ass near where they were diggin' began to bawl, an' they got such a fright that they left their tools afther them an' ran for their lives.A few nights afther, they went again to dig for it, an begor a crowd o' fellas heard o' what happened before. They brought two wheels of a car, an' an axle, an' they hid near by. They(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Willie Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigadaggan, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Thomas Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Carrigadaggan, Co. Wexford