School: Clifferna
- Location:
- Clifferna, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sister Mc Ardle
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- (continued from previous page)tree. Night came on very quickly and at twilight a crowd of mounted dragoons galloped round the cave. The men got a great fright and they had to go home without the treasure. It is said to be guarded by fairies and long ago the people could hear fairies playing music and dancing in the cave
- There is supposed to be gold hidden some place in Pat Cooney's land, Carrickacromin, Laragh parish, Co. Cavan.
It was Pat Mc Gee. Clifferna that told my father about it,(continues on next page)
