School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Claonta, Co. Lú
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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- (continued from previous page)and went out to the edge as the stranger told him. He lifted the stone and under it found a crock of gold. He took the treasure into his house and he and his wife lived happily ever after. Written by Jane Boylan on 4th November 1937
Told by Mrs Boylan on 3rd November 1937 - Hidden treasure About ninety five years ago my Grandfather told me this story when I was a young boy that a man in England dreamt of treasure in Ireland. He got three English men move and four men came over to Ireland and they found the Mount by his map. The four men began to work with spades and bars, they worked away for three days and on the fourth day they had a great pit made on top of the mount. One of the bars left a man's hands and went away down. He heard the bar making a great sound on something like flags or on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Mc Gee
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Gee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Craobh Mhártain, Co. Lú