School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)
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- Cill Mháille, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Nóra Ní Asaoid
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“Diarmuid and Grania while on their flight...”
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Diarmuid and Grania while on their flight.while on their flight from Finn were supposed to have lived in a cave at the foot of a cliff in Lismulbreeda. A part of his cliff is in Kyletunna Kilmaley.There is a big rock there which Grania is supposed to have carried in her apron.Others say there there is a big rock at Mt Callan which she carried from this cliff there.
In the cave at Lismulbreeda there is a big seat like a table.This is called Diarmuid and Grania's bed.There are also kind of seats there ,and rocks like candlesticks.There is supposed to be a cavern going from the cliff to Mt Callan.Some years ago the Griffeys opened a drain in Kilatonna ,and found gullets under the ground and a kind of a covered tunnel or way.They ceased working and did not proceed any further with the drain .People say Diarmuid and Grania used to go along this tunnel to the Cromlech at Mt Callan (Altóir na Gréine)Sun worship was practised at this Cromlech in the time(continues on next page)