School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 223
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monastery, and buried them in the bog.
One night, about two years later, two men were going home when they suddenly saw a bright light in front of them. They followed the light until they came to the place where the treasure was hidden.
Then they heard a voice telling them to dig at that spot. They set to work and soon unearthed the treasure.
About a week later, as they were sitting by the fire, they heard the same voice again, but this time it told them to put back the treasure where they had found it.
They bought it back to the bog next day but they could not find the spot. They dropped the treasure into the river, and there is no trace of it since.Eire Saor Gaedhealach
- Collector
- Louis Freyne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Ms Downes
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
