School: Rochfortbridge (Convent of Mercy) (roll number 14603)
- Location:
- Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr. M. Aquin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 513
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - In my locality there is a place called Castle Lost. There is an underground passage which was used as a hiding place for the Irish sol-diers and ammunition during the wars of Cromwell. There is a story told about a hidden treasure which was to be found at the end of the passage. A man named Frayne, whose relatives still exist in my Parish, heard of this and went to seek his fortune. After he had started work and had a large box almost full, what did he see coming out from the moat but a fine armed solider. When he came near him, the money seeker [?] turned the treasure upside down. As the solider passed by he gave one fierce glance at the box. When he was gone a little distance, the man over turned his box again and alas' there was nothing to be seen but a box of rusty iron and he came home sadly disappointed.
