School: Clandouglas, Lic Snámha (roll number 10380)

Location:
Clondouglas, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sheanacháin
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  1. He was bred + born there + still lives there told me that Gleann na Léime was so called from Finn Mac Cumhal who used to hunt in that district with his Feana. It is said he jumped from one side of the glen to the other a distance of 500 feet + that he attempted to jump it back again but failed + fell in the rocks between the two hills. His footprints are still to be seen six inches deep in the solid rock. He then threw a stone 2 tons in weight, and it alighted in a meadow 3/4 miles away in a field in Mr. McElligott's farm. That meadow is still called Rockfield. The stone stands there still, five feet under + five feet over the ground.
    There is another field in Mr. McElligott's farm called "Andy's meadow" + he always heard the tradition that in the time of the "White Boys" they used to practise drilling there + it is believed that guns were hidden there
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    Language
    English
    Location
    Glanoe, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Margaret Shanahan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr William Mc Elligott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Glanoe, Co. Kerry