School: Rathnew
- Location:
- Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: D. Ó Drisceóil
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- (continued from previous page)dungeon. When they opened it they found another skeleton and a crock of gold. Some of the people said it would be unlucky to keep the money. But they kept it and divided it with their friends and the light never appeared again.
- The following story was told to me by my Grandfather John Byrne Rathnew.
Once upon a time a man dreamt that there were hidden treasures in a serten grave in Glenealy church yard close ruins which mark the initals of Crowmells crew with shot and shell on the man's dream he was to kill a black cat and was to bring his to brothers with him to get the treasures
At midnight they were to dig up the when they were working there for a while they head a coach that was know to them as a dead coach. I was a very bright night and they quenched their light. When they don so they saw four men coming towards them. When Terrie and two comrads were getting away they heard two shots. Why they were getting(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nancy Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- John Byrne
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
