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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 142

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    Close by the weir on the Liffey at the Strawberry Beds there is a cave originally used in the time of the Danish invasion.
    The cave was about three miles long and ended in Clondalkin; but now the rocks have grown almost across the mouth of the cave.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Sandpits, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Clarke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Sandpits, Co. Dublin