School: Glin (B.)
- Location:
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0481, Page 009
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- (continued from previous page)and and a bit of it its wool went into his mouth and when he looked back he could see the gold and ornaments glittering in the darkness. On the second nights the same thing happened but on the third night they both chewed a bit of the wool of the hat they saw the treasure but they had not time to dig when the two dogs already mentioned appeared on each side of a black horse afterwards recognized to be one of the horses that had died after a gun-shot would while fighting with the constable against Carew.
You can imagine the fright they got when they were chased by two dogs and a horse. The treasure is gold and gold and silver ornaments. The diet (if you could call it a diet) is the wool of a cap. Those on guard over the treasure are two hounds and a horse. There was often a light seen there since. The treasure is valued at about twenty(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Connor Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shannon Lawn, Co. Limerick
