School: Castletowngeoghegan (B.) (roll number 2092)
- Location:
- Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0734, Page 237
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- Dermot Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Nicholas Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
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On the lands of Mr. E Colgan Ballyhast Castletown, there is supposed to be a cave in the 90 acre field. It is supposed that nuns from an old convent on the Duffys land, hid treasures in the Cave about Cromwells time. The whereabouts of the cave is not kown. The treasure is there yet.
