School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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“There's an ould castle in Mr Ennis's field in Newbawn.”
There's an ould castle in Mr. Ennis' field in Newtown. There's some stone steps in the castle. Goold is supposed to be hid' undher wan o' the steps of the castle. Two men from Newbawn set out wan night to dig for the goold. They dug undher the first step o' the castle an' they found a box o' goold.
They hid it in a ditch covered with briars, near the castle.'Tis said that anywan who finds the goold in the castle, an' keeps it will die afther a short.The next day wan o' them was looking at his bull. The bull got mad an' killed 'im.The other man was at a funeral in Newbawn. The funeral was a very big wan. On the cross of Crush Philip he was crushed to death, between two cars. Philip was his name and it was from him the cross o' Crush Philip got its name. A few years afther(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty French
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Raheevarren, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Brian Power
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Newbawn, Co. Wexford