School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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    There was a number of men working in a field in Dromin one day.

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    fort. They followed them. When they went in they saw that the handles were out to pieces and made into a fire. One man got an old bucket and filled it of water and threw it down on the fire and quenched it and ran home. For three months afterwards they could not go into the field without blessing themselves and kept out from the fort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Kennelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromin, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Shanahan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Dromin, Co. Kerry