School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Baile Adaim, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- There is a money put on the land of John Walsh Ballinclea Stradbally Loaghis. It is a round shaped hole about 12 feet across and 4 feet deep. There is money supposed to be in it.
One time a man met a fairy. He asked the fairy for money. The fairy brought him to this pit and taking out an awl stick it in the ground at the pit. He told the man if he dug where the awl was he would get money. The man went home for a spade. When he came back the ground was covered with awls and he did not know where to dig.(continues on next page)- Collector
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- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Southfield, Co. Laoise