School: Templetown
- Location:
- Templetown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Charles D. Hearne
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- There is a story told about treasure being buried under a flag in Kilesk Castle. One night a crowd of men went to see could they find and they brought with them a bottle of holy water and a ball of woollen thread as a guard against fairies.So when they reached the castle they went in and searched for the flag; after some time searching they found it and they dipped the thread in the holy water and laid it down in a ring around the flag.When they were about to raise the flag they heard a terrible moaning and chains jingling and they looked up and what did they see coming towards but a bull and he goring the earth with his horns so they ran in all directions with fear when they saw the bull and when treasure(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Ellie Cusack
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Lewistown, Co. Wexford