School: Árd-achadh (roll number 17098)
- Location:
- Ardagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Ó Coinne
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- (continued from previous page)The treasure consisted of bars of gold.
- Below Ballycastle, in the County of Mayo there is a kind of an island called Downpatrick-Head. There is about a half an acre of land in this island. There is a piece of land on top of a big stone that is going up straight and hanging out over-head. There is a treasure hidden in this piece of land. I do not know who placed the treasure there, or why. It is too difficult to climb it, as it is too straight up.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Bhaoigill
- Other names
- Bríghid Ní Bhaoigill
- Brigid O' Boyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowcrin, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Maughan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 24
- Address
- Carrowcrin, Co. Mayo