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School: Holmpatrick (roll number 14180)

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Holmpatrick, Co. Dublin
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D. Kevelighan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0784, Page 96

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    Hidden Treasure
    About a quarter of a mile from Skerries there is a cave where treasure is supposed to be hidden.
    There is a passage from it which leads to Baldungin Castle.
    The story is that Cromwell came and burnt the Castle.
    At that time it was a monastery and the monks took the silver vessels and feel through the passage to the sea. So the treasure may be the vessels which the monks buried before they sailed away.
    We are not sure about the treasure but this is the legend.
    A told to me by
    Miss Bailey
    22, Dublin Rd
    Skerries
    Co Dublin
    Written by
    Edwina Jones
    Knockcairn,
    Skerries, Co Dublin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edwina Jones
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skerries, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Miss Bailey
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dublin Road, Co. Dublin