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School: Scairt (B.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4126)

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Scart, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Rinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 176

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    Seómra Nóra - Norah's room.
    Seómra Nóra is a cave that is situated on the boundary between Limerick and Cork. This rock is made up of a cairn of stones, and it is built in the shape of a room.
    Cairrigin na mbróinte is a hill that is situated in the townland of Ballynoulty. In former years there lived on this hill an old woman. It is said that she had a sister who lived at a place called Leaba-Ceallaige. This Nora was supposed to have killed her husband by flinging a big stone after him, and as he was crossing the river Funcheon the stone fell on him and killed him.
    The stone is yet to be seen at Leaba-Callaige. It is also said that she used to reach the pipe to her sister in Carrigin
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Shinnick
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Mr D. O' Keeffe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Oldcastletown, Co. Cork