School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16741)
- Location:
- New Ross, Co. Wexford
- Teachers: Aindrias Ó Caoilte Br Ó Cinnéide
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- (continued from previous page)field and anyone had anything to do with with it never lived very long.
- There is a crock of Gold hidden in Robinstown. It is in the parish of Cushinstown. One night some men went to dig for it.
When they were near the stone that was over the gold and they were surrounded by a lot of hedgehogs and they left the stone and went home frightened. Another night about three years after that they went to dig for it again. They brought holy water with them this time. And when they were digging they were surrounded by a lot of black cats. They shook the holy water around but they did not go away and they went home and no one ever went to dig for it after that. - Informant
- Mr Patrick Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Ryleen, Co. Wexford
- There is a certain place in the County Carlow called Goolin.
There is supposed to be gold hidden in a very deep stream there.
One evening a man named Thomas Murphy was coming home from his work and he saw green spots in the water. He went home and told the people at home and some of the neighbours. Some(continues on next page)
