School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)

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   sometimes seen over the stone. This is said to be the candle used at the Mass at which the priest lost his life.

   

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   My mother and I live in Kilmessan village. In the garden at the back of our house there is supposed to be buried treasure. Last night my mother told me the story of it. Long ago the chapel of Kilmessan was in our yard. We have often dug up flat stones which must have been the foundation of the chapel. The treasure is supposed to have been hidden during the penal

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   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
         1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
            1. ór i bhfolach (~7,411)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Noel O' Brien

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cill Mheasáin, Co. na Mí

   Informant

   Mrs O Brien

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cill Mheasáin, Co. na Mí