School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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"Hidden Treasure"
Away down in Carrowheel in the Co of Sligo a man named Conlon dreamt three nights that there was a pot of gold under a bush in his own land. He dreamt also that he should bring his neighbour with him and some one would be killd by the getting of it. Any way he decided to go and get. When morning came Conlon and his neighbour set out to find it. When they came to the place, they dug until until they came to a broad flag, while lifting the flag Conlon's neighbour hit himself in the side and was unable to work. He went home and went to bed. After a while he died. When the funeral was going to Kilronan. It passed through Ballyfarmon now in this town there was a shopkeeper named Sharkey. Conlon(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Leydon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Michael Leydon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
