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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 481

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    About 16 years ago a chalice was found in this parish. Father Beazley was P. P. of Duagh and it was the custom for each farmer in the parish to give the priest a rail of turf for use in the presbytery.
    As the priest's man was breaking up some turf for the kitchen fire one day he discovered a chalice within a sod. As there were turf from various bogs in the shed at the time it was impossible to as certain from which the chalice had come.
    The sacred vessel was repaired and is now being used in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miss O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Rea, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duagh, Co. Kerry