School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- An Chúil Ard, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 365
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- The caves of Guhard are situated at the top of Mc Namara's hill.
Before the caves of Guhard were first found out, one day a woman was coming from a funeral at Lisselton, she was coming across Guhard hill.
When she was nearing the place where the caves now are a heavy fog arose before her.
After a while it got very dark and she was hurled into the cave.
She was moved on in until she met a crowd of people.
They were at a wake, and she saw the corpse laid out on a stone table.
After that she was moved on until a great door opened, she walked out and where she found herself was in the middle of a fort.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kit Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gluaire, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Thomas Galvin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Gluaire, Co. Chiarraí
