School: Dernakesh (B)
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 304
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- Art Kettle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killyrue, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- James Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- In the townland of Knappagh there lived an old lady named Ann {?}. She was hired in a neighbour's house called Griffiths. One day she went out to call the workmen to their dinner. As she was passing through a field of ridges she saw a potatoe uncovered and to her surprise she saw a spade and she dug a little clay and under the clay she spied a beautiful crock of gold and hid it under a hedge and went(continues on next page)
