School: Convent Girls' School, Ballymote
- Location:
- Ballymote, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 194
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- (continued from previous page)faces he also recognized when
they came on the scene.They procured the
Purificator, the cock and the rod.
The treasure was supposed to
be hidden at a point equi-distant
from three hawthorn bushes growing
on the hill.The men were to dig
at this point. The cock would crow
when they came to the flag which
covered the treasure, the eel would
then make its appearance, run
towards the Purificator, go through
it three times and die when
struck by the rod.The soldier
made all arrangements to
commence digging on the
following night.Meantime
he got a sudden message
to join his regiment and
had to return to England. He
promised to return but never
did. It was supposed he was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Barnes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymote, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John J. Cole
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnytaskin, Co. Roscommon
