School: Talbotstown, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Talbotstown Upper, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: R. Mac Icidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 191
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- Mr Michael Toole of Kelsha, Kiltegan tells me that not far from the 'griddle-stones' in the land owned Mr James Reilly of Ballycarrigeen, is a cave just a few yards out from these larger stones referred to earlier on in this book as "Finn Mac Cumhail's griddle-stones."
Mr Toole knows where the cave is but says that it is now closed up. There was a passage leading down to it, stone steps, and underneath was a spacious room.
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- There are two or three caves on Colvinstown hill on the side facing Talbotstown. The land(continues on next page)
