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Johnstown, Co. Westmeath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 327

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    My father often told me that at Billistown about three miles from this school, in the middle of a field stands the ruins of an old castle which I have often seen, in the interior of which a scillet of gold coins is believed to have been hidden.
    People have ceased to make attempts to discover the treasure as it is supposed that the hider laid a curse on the place and that he who searched for it, would never have luck.
    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
    Margaret Foxe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Killulagh, Co. Westmeath