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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Moyderwell, Tráighlí

Location:
Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Antoin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 337

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young you were on the point of death and I baptised you. This is the reason why you saw the priest". The colonel believed her words and was recieved into the catholic church. He became a very holy man, and joined a religious order later on. The grassy patch is now walled in and is known as "Gallows Green".

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The Ghost of Gleann Scoithín

Long ago when people travelled on horseback, they usually crossed the short mountain to go from Tralee to Killorglin. No one travelled this way after sunset as it was said that a lady dressed in white appeared at the hill-top and killed any person she saw. It so happened that a man who did

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Collector
Kathleen Higgins
Gender
female
Address
Clahane, Co. Kerry
Informant
Katherine Galvin
Gender
female
Address
Clahane, Co. Kerry
Language
English