School: Garryross
- Location:
- Garryross, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 359
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- (continued from previous page)stone over the gold. He got a man who promised to go with him, and they journeyed to the place one moonlight night armed with spade, gun and sixpences. Coming near the place the man funked and refused to on, saying he was afraid. They both returned home but the dreaming still continued, and O'Neill was on the lookout for a more courageous man. He asked Philip Finnegan to accompany him. Philip was one of the best shots in the country for. They went to the place and continued digging till they came to the flat stone. Then a beautiful girl jumped up out of the hole and clapping her hands cried "Fool" "Fool" if you had brought this man with you the first time the treasure would have been yours, but twill now remain till a Neill O'Neill is born. There never has been a Neill O'Neill since, non is ever likely to be because the name is now extinct in that locality. This is a true story.
Kitty McEnroe 3-12-1937.
Given by Thomas Cogan Cornacrave Ballyjamesduff
- Collector
- Kitty Mc Enroe
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Cogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacreeve, Co. Cavan
