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School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
D. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 275

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    In the townland of Milltown there is an old stone building with a big thick wall all around it. It is called the Cahir and owned by people called De Laceys who lived in Lismakeera the townland west of it. There is an underground passage from the Cahir to an old fort in Lismakeera which is about a half mile away from it.
    There is supposed to be gold hidden around the Cahir and there is a magic bull guarding it and it is said that if you take a bottle of holy water with you and make a ring all around you that the bull would not come inside it.
    There did a fortune- teller come to Askeaton and he told the people about the being in the Cahir. Soon
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael O' Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismakeery, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    John O' Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Lismakeery, Co. Limerick