School: Rosenallis (roll number 5442)
- Location:
- Rosenallis, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs L. Dagg
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- Collector
- John Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corbally, Co. Laois
- Informant
- John Kane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Corbally, Co. Laois
- This treasure is supposed to be hidden under a hillock in James Deeegan's field in Meelick parish of Rosenallis Laoighis. It was hidden by the fairies they are guarding it.Lights were seen around the hillock. This hillock prevented water from flowing the proper way. John Dunne and other men dug a drain across the hillock.They dug deeply so that the water could flow.(continues on next page)