School: Baldwinstown
- Location:
- Baldwinstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Ristéard Mac Plib
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 332
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- Once upon a time there lived a man in this locality named John Morgan. He worked many years with my grandfather. His work consisted of building and repairing ditches. One day while building a ditch belonging to his master, he found a large tin or cannister of silver coins, thin and worn dating back to 17th century. It was explained by a Mr Stafford of Baldwinstown who was a very well educated man and took a great interest in reading the history of Ireland, that they may have been buried there in troubled times as there were great communication between the castles of Baldwinstown and Mulrankin and the place where(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Hore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newtown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- John Stafford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kiltra, Co. Wexford
