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School: Christian Brothers, Athlone

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Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Brother Meskill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0749, Page 210

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    Johnson's Pool.
    In the year 1014 when Brian Boruna was driving the Danes from Ireland some to them in their flight dropped a lot of gold which they had plundered.
    One of the Danish lords in flight is supposed to have dropped a sack of Gold into Johnson's Pool situated in Coosan. The Pool is supposed to be guarded + a cock which when crowing is supposed to say:-
    "He who gold in this pool shall seen
    "Surely here his death shall meet.
    Many men have tried to find this pool but all have failed. One night a man who was searching for it came to a certain part of the road + found he could not pass.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athlone, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs T. Shine
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athlone, Co. Westmeath