School: Baile an Chaisleáin, PortLáirge (roll number 15841)
- Location:
- Castletown, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Gobnait Ní Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0651, Page 74
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- (continued from previous page)priest when came again came to the school.
- There is a hidden treasure in Drumcannon grave-yard which was placed there by the Sheevra of Ballynaltin. He hid it there before he departed from the earth. He was often doting and fearing that the highway robbers that used to go around at night robbing might rob it from him some-time or other. Whilst he placed it there he exclaimed in a loud voice "It is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Christina Rockett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcannon, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mr James Rockett
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcannon, Co. Waterford
