School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ó Raghallaigh
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- About thirty years ago a cabinet maker at Newmarket was called upon to repair an old oaken chest of drawers. While engaged in this this task he came upon a secret drawer ingeniously concealed at the back of one of the compartments. Therein he discovered a veritable mine of wealth composed of several rolls of bank notes and a large quantity of soverigns amounting to sum of five thousand and seventy-two pounds. He was honest enough to hand the amount over to the owner. The owner of the drawer gave him a reward of five hundred pounds for doing so.
- Collector
- Frances Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Burrenrea, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bridgit Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Burrenrea, Co. Cavan
- Long ago their was a robber named Partland. Himself and his gang used to frequent a house in Longfield. The yeomen got on his track and pursued him to the house not ten miles from this. He had a scout out(continues on next page)
