School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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- (continued from previous page)their last battle there against Cromwell and were defeated. The walls are still standing there. There is another ruin of a Castle in front of Wandesfords' lodge that also belonged to the Brennans. It is said that there is gold buried and also some other treasures. It is said that there is a tunnel running from it to Wandesfords' house and there is all kinds of arms in it and that it is there that the treasure is hid.
Out in Coolta on the land of Mr. Rowe there is another old ruin with briars and bushes growing around it. It is supposed to have a black man walking around it every night and that there(continues on next page)- Collector
- Fintan Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny