School: Baile an Bhálthaigh (Wallstown), Baile Caisleáin an Róistigh (roll number 5190)
- Location:
- Wallstown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0370, Page 145
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- Treasure is supposed to have been hidden around Wallstown castle. It was place there by Mr. Wall, to hide it from Cromwell's army. Attempts have been made to unearth it by people in the locality but they didn't find it. The buried treasure is said to be a boot of gold worth about twenty thousand pounds.
- Collector
- Lily Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Wallstown, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr John Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Wallstown, Co. Cork
- Treasure supposed to be hidden in Raheen at the gap of a fort field. It was hidden there long ago when people used to bury their money.
Mr. Noonan and Mr. Walsh Mrs Roche's father tried to unearth it. It could not be dug up by day, so it was at night they went to unearth it. Just as they hit metal with their shovels they thought they heard a bull roaring and that he came out of the lios near the gap. The bull seemed to be(continues on next page) - Collector
- Josie O Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyveelick, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Roche
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyveelick, Co. Cork
