School: Johnstown (roll number 877)
- Location:
- Johnstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Miss H.C. Hickie
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- Mr. Roantree, Mrs Kelly & Miss Kelly tell a story of buried treasure somewhere in the grounds of Staffordstown Ho.
It seems the Cusack family buried a chest of plate and jewels the whereabouts of which is very vague.
In the rays of the setting sun some tree on the lawn throws a shadow. So many paces from the roots of this tree along the shadow the treasure is supposed to lie.
Nobody knows if any attempts were ever made to recover it.
- Informant
- Mrs Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Staffordstown, Co. Meath
- Mrs Kelly says the wages of the women servants in Staffordstown was £12 a year.
About 8/- a week.
There was much tillage, many men employed, plenty of corn and potatoes.
