School: Christian Brothers, Athlone
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Brother Meskill
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- Johnson's Pool.
In the year 1014 when Brian Boruna was driving the Danes from Ireland some to them in their flight dropped a lot of gold which they had plundered.
One of the Danish lords in flight is supposed to have dropped a sack of Gold into Johnson's Pool situated in Coosan. The Pool is supposed to be guarded + a cock which when crowing is supposed to say:-
"He who gold in this pool shall seen
"Surely here his death shall meet.
Many men have tried to find this pool but all have failed. One night a man who was searching for it came to a certain part of the road + found he could not pass.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs T. Shine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath