School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)

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1. A Local Happening

   

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   Aout seventy years ago a ploughman was ploughing in a field in the townland of Gahard, about three miles from the village of Ballylongford. He struck a stone with his plough, on examining the stone he found it to be flat. Some neighbours came to help him to lift the stone and to their surprise found it to be the entrance to a cave. Some of the men went into the cave in search of treasure, but failed to return, others went in search of them but they also failed to return. A few days later a man volunteered to descend into the cave,

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   Topics

   1. ócáidí
      1. cruatan (~1,565)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Hannie Enright

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   James Enright

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Baile Uí Mhacasa, Co. Chiarraí