School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 07_003
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- It is old people's opinion that that there is silver hidden, in the banks of the Kings River, and they say there should be a life lost in the river, before the silver could be found.
There was a man fishing one day in the Kings River, and he saw something glittering on the oppsite side of the bank close to the waters edge, which he took to be a piece of silver.
The man then made up his mind to descend(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire de Paor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr John Marnell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Dún Iomagáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
