School: Porturlan
- Location:
- Porturlan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Tiernan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 319
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- In the days of long ago a man in our neighbourhood was cutting turf. As he spread them out and had started to more he came across a Hidden Treasure.
It was a pot which contained a box and a key in side it. He opened it with the key and when it was opened it was full of sovereigns. Everybody about the district was surprised about the find. In a week afterwards the policemen came for it, and gave him the half of the money. They claimed the treasure as it was Government property. A number of other articles was found about the district such as urns, butter and a great many other things. A great many old bones were found when cutting turf at different times in our district also.
- Collector
- John Gallan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Derrycassan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- William Teggart
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Derrycassan, Co. Cavan
