School: Moyderwell Convent of Mercy (roll number 13530)
- Location:
- Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0441, Page 314
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - I live in the townland of Molahiffe. It is situated in the most central part of Kerry. The name was given to it from a tribe that lived there long ago. Lahiffe was the tribe a branch of the Mc Carthy Mars, and it was called Molahiffe the "Plain of Lahiff." There are ruins of an old Geraldine Castle, built by Maurice Fitzgerald, son of Raymond le Gros in the village and some underground caves. An old story is told about one of the caves. A cave is situated between two castles and one night a young child left its home and went into the cave. The following day the parents searched for the child but did not succeed in(continues on next page)
