School: Baile Dubh, Caisleán Ghriaire (roll number 15844)

Location:
An Baile Dubh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0431, Page 065

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0431, Page 065

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  1. This place is called Baile Dubh after an old pagan chief who lived there long ago.
    When the old Catholic church was being built at Cloghane there were Monks going around gathering money for to build it and one day they came to Crom Dub and asked him to give them something to build it.
    Crom Dub said that they could carry the bull that was outside in the field. Crom Dub thought that the bull would kill them.
    They went out and took the bull with them and when Crom Dub saw them he got angry and he went away to Cloghane after them.
    When he reached Cloghane he told them to give him the bull
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Crom (~11)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheal Ó hAongusa
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Clochán, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Seán Ó hAonghusa
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    An Clochán, Co. Kerry