School: Brosna (C.) (roll number 13019)
- Location:
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhúnaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 404
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- According to the testimony of the oldest man in Brosna Parish an immense store of hidden treasure lies buried in the land of Mr. Leahy, Carrigeen.
It consists of a huge safe containing bags of gold and silver coins and a collection of silver plate.
This farm in olden days belonged to a family named Fitzgerald, who were close friends of the Munster Geraldines. This family consisted of an old man named Maurice Fitzgerald and his four sons. They lived in a large mansion and owned all the lands of Carrigeen at that time.
They kept their wealth in a vault which was in a field near the great house. They had a secret passage into this vault which nobody outside their own household knew of.
When the Desmond Rebellion was at its height Queen Elizabeth having(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Lane
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Kerins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Carrigeen, Co. Kerry
