School: Clochar na Trócaire, Moyderwell, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Antoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 419
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- (continued from previous page)fork and the "king's chair". Most tourists to the western peninsula visit this historical mountain.
- In Derrymore there is a glen called "the reen." About fifty years ago there was a man cutting turf one day around "the Reen". When he had gone down about five sods to his amazement he saw lying underneath a huge man about three times the size of an ordinary man, he was clad in mail and a sword lay by his side. Near the gigantic figure was a small bottle full of some liquid and near it was a spoon. On the bottle(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraheen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mr Michael O' Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraheen, Co. Kerry
