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School: Mainistir Ó dTórna

Location:
Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 105

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  1. Skelligs List (continued)

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    From Whelan's door to Laccamore,
    The sport is carried on,
    Between John O'Rourke and Margaret Hanafin
    That cracked and airy man.
    From this list there are two dismissed,
    Of whom you ought to know,
    That is Timmie Dillane,
    And Mike Buckley's son - Tom Joc.
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  2. A Haunted Cross

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    A Haunted Cross
    There is a cross above near our house and it is haunted. Many a person has seen things there. Mr. Slattery of Laccamore saw the people from the other world I suppose there.
    One night as he was coming up up from Abbeydorney about two o'clock he heard music. He thought it was lads who were up before him, but it was not. When he came to the cross he was stopped.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlís Nic Aodhagáin
    Gender
    Female