School: St. Paul's, Bray

Location:
Bré, Co. Chill Mhantáin
Teacher:
R. Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 074

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 074

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  1. The Lovers Leap is situated on the right hand bank of the Dargle river in Lord Monck's estate. Its name originated owing to a tradedy. While a young man and his sweetheart were sitting on the rock the young lady slipped off and fell some hundred feet on to the rocks below, on seeing what had happened, her distracted lover jumped off the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Coster
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bré, Co. Chill Mhantáin
    Informant
    Mr Charles Coster
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cill Chróine, Co. Chill Mhantáin