School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 09_002
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- (continued from previous page)There is a fort in Cloonskull in John Kelly's land. There is a large flag in the centre of it and under the flag the old people say there is a pot of gold.
About fifty years ago a man named Peter Greedy went in search of the treasure which is supposed to be hidden by the fairies there. On stooping down to lift the flag he thought he heard a chain rattling somewhere. He looked around but could see nothing. Again he stooped to lift the flag. He heard a chain battling agin but this time the rattling was much louder. A third time he stooped to lift it and this time the chain rattled furiously and he was so frightened that he ran away as fast as he could(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lavelle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Walsh
- Gender
- Male
