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School: Baile an Lóin Tighe (Ballinlonty) (roll number 1579)

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Ballinlonty, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Áine Ruiséall
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    In Kilfithmone a flag was found by John Patterson when ploughing n the land of Bartholomew Finn. There was supposed to be gold under the flag, but the owner of the land would not let the workman go search for it.
    The gold was said locally to be left there by the Danes. The ruin of a Castle is still to be seen near the spot where the flag was found. This castle is supposed to have been built and inhabited by the Danes. The flag was covered up again and never looked after since. The man who found the flag is alive yet. The place is one mile from Ballinlonty school and a quarter mile from my house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Bourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Summerhill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Denis Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortalough, Co. Tipperary