1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee

School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee (roll number 16871)

Location:
Tralee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Bríd
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 137

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 137

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee
  2. XML Page 137
  3. XML “Annagh Churchyard”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Annagh Churchyard

    Share Share Post
    Once upon a time there lived monks in Annagh churchyard. They taught the people around. Queen Elizabeth's soldiers were out looking for monks and priests.
    The monks heard they were coming to Annagh monastery. They sent out a scout to see if Queen Elizabeth's soldiers were coming. The scout set out on horseback. When he was coming around a corner in Church Hill one of Queen Elizabeth's soldiers cut the scouts head off and the right ear off the horse.
    The body stiffened on the back of the horse, and he galloped back to the monastery. This gave the monk time to get ready. They fled to the mountains and carried their books and
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Savage
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Kerins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Tonavane, Co. Kerry