School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 401
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- There is a hill in the townland of Listowel and it is called the Cnocán. This is a fairly large hill and it covers about two acres of ground. It is composed of a mixture of sand and clay. It is supposed to have been drawn in bags by the Danes. The hill is situated midway between two Rivers - the Feale and the Gale and according to local legend the Danes drew the sand from both rivers on their backs. At the south end of this hill which is about twenty feet high there is a beautiful well continually overflowing with clear water and which never runs dry even in the most prolonged periods of drought. But the most remarkable thing about this hill, is that it was raised up in the middle of a flat boggy plain and was supposed to command a view of the River Feale and the River Gale.
- Long, long ago the people buried their gold under a white-thorn bush. There is a bus[?] place in Dirha named the Knockane and a big bush grew there. One man went digging there for gold and he came to a flag. A bull rose up and chased him from the hole. He came the next day(continues on next page)
- Collector
- T. Granville
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greenville, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- M. Granville
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Greenville, Co. Kerry
