School: Caherline, Pallasgreen (roll number 15226)
- Location:
- Caherline, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 023
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- There is a treasure supposed to be hidden in the corner of a cowhouse, which is built on a farm in Boskill. There was an old house in ruins there, which was knocked down at the time the cowhouse was built. It is not known who placed the treasure there or the reason for doing so. Three old men in the district dreamt of the treasure three nights in succession, and each man dreamt of the other two. Their names were Charles O'Neill, David Flynn and John Shanahan. In the dream they were told to go together to the old house before the sun rose in the morning. The treasure was supposed to be in a pot which was covered with a large flag. It was to consist of money.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Nelligan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boskill, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mr James Nelligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boskill, Co. Limerick
