School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Óda
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“There was a man named Matt Mahon who lived in Mearscourt at one time but is now living in Ballymore.”
There was a man named Matt Mahon who lived in Mearscourt at one time but is now living in Ballymore. There was a cave beside his house. There was a flag leading into it. You would have to lift up the flag and go down steps into a beautiful room. One day a Friar went into the cave and Matt Mahon followed him in. They saw an old stone altar. On the altar the found a gold chalice, a mass book and a lot of other valuable things. There is another cave about half a mile form that. It is said that they go under ground from one to the other.A good many years ago Pat Fox's father Piercetown dug up a piece of gold with twists in it. He sold it to a man in Mullingar called Tuite, who is said to have sent it to the museum
- Collector
- Eileen Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Occupation
- Pupil
- Address
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Vincent Casey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath