School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: The Sisters
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- (continued from previous page)and that a bull chased them and the men had to run for their lives and leave their tools behind them.There is a place called Ballybuggy situated on the Harristown Road and he said that it was dreamt by a woman for three nights in succession that there were some treasures hidden under an alder tree in Ballybuggy Graveyard by a Religious Order. She had three sons but she did not tell them about her dream because there was supposed to be a life lost in the getting of the treasure which was gold and she was afraid her sons would attempt it, so it is believed the treasure is still there.He told me also that in Kilbreedy Castle which is situated on the Coolfinn Road about three miles from Rathdowney there is supposed to be some silver hidden under a certain flag at the left hand corner of the castle.He said that in Templequain there is a place called White Forest. It is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Butler
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- William Butler
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73