School: Baile Dubh, Caisleán Ghriaire (roll number 15844)
- Location:
- An Baile Dubh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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- The Story of Crom Dub.This place is called Ballyduff because of an old pagan chief named Crom Dubh who lived there in the time of Saint Patrick.
He was a very rich man and he had a very cross bull.
At that time there were a number of monks in Cloghane and they were building a Church and they came to Crom Dubh asking for something in aid of the Church.
He told them there was a bull in one of the fields and they could take him. He knew the bull was a very fierce one and he thought he would kill them but instead the bull went away quietly.
When Crom Dubh saw this he was very angry and he followed(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Hennessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Clochán, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Seán Ó hAongusa
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- An Clochán, Co. Kerry