School: Cullahill (C.), Rathdowwney (roll number 13137)
- Location:
- Cullahill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs Baird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 190
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- Nowadays, treasures find a hiding place under lock and key. It is a great change from long ago. Then the most costly ornaments were buried under ground: Mother earth was a very safe guardian; she was entrusted with several bags of money also. These usually found a resting place beneath a spreading chestnut, a stout oak, or the unassuming hawthorn bush.
The last mentioned recalls to my mind a treasure hidden in one of our (James Walshe's) fields, in Tinnislatty, two and a half miles from where I live, in the townsland of Ballykealy. In one of the most elevated fields, stands a whitethorn which has withstood many a storm, and still holds a strong-position as it guards a large sum of gold. Several feet under-ground you will find the treasure.
The inhabitants of a castle which once stood in the vicinity, buried their money in this spot, from enemies.
The exact place is indicated by an over-hanging briar.
There are several lights still seen in and around this field, late at night.
Nobody has ever attempted to remove this(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nell Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykealy, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Edward Dunphy
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tinnaslatty, Co. Kilkenny
