School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 320

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About six miles from Listowel in the parish of Lisnaur there us a church called Dryshert church.

About six miles from Listowel in the parish of Lisnaur there is a church called Dryshert church. What ever the cause there is a coffin in that church that cannot be kept buried. It would be buried one day and it would be there over ground again next morning. It was buried several times but it was no good. It was up again the day after. It could not be kept buried. There was a wall built around it and it was left there.

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Collector
Kitty Barry
Gender
female
Address
Derry, Co. Kerry
Informant
Michael Daily
Gender
male
Age
76
Address
Kylebwee, Co. Kerry
Language
English