School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)
- Location:
- Baile Hoiste, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 126
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- About a mile from the school of Ballyhurst, townland of Ballyhurst, parish of Tipperary County of Tipperary there is a hill owned my Mr Doherty and there is supposed to be a crock of gold buried under a big rock under a moat on this hill. The old people used to say that there was a soldier minding the treasure and often on dark nights a bright light is seen being carried by a black man on top of the moat. Men went to dig for the treasure one night and they were chased by a large dog and were forced to leave and the treasure is supposed to be hidden there yet. No one went to look for the treasure since that night.
- Collector
- Jimmy O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corróg Mhór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- John O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Corróg Mhór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- There is a townland about a half mile from the school. It is called Kilfeacle, parish of Kilfeacle, county of Tipperary. There is a moat near Kilfeacle church and some people say that there is gold to be found in the moat. One day a man was looking for gold and it is said that a fairy bull followed him.
