School: Cnoc Crochaire (roll number 4955)
- Location:
- Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Brian Ó hUidhir
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- (continued from previous page)came from the townsland of Churchboro in County Roscommon.
The man then asked him if he knew where the water crossed the road in that district, he said he did. He then asked him if he knew where "Nannie's Well" was in Gaily a Lough Ree, he also said he did. Well he said there is as much money hidden in these two places as would enrich everyone in Ireland. He was very much surprised to think a man so far away knew of these places.
Beside Nannie's Well also there is a grave and it is there years and it never flattened down. It is known to be a grave of a priest who was killed there by(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen English
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corboley, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Furey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Churchboro, Co. Roscommon
