School: Ráth na Loch (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 16999)
- Location:
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Donnchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 040
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- There is a holy well in one of our fields named Tabbarloughraine.
There was once a priest living near it, and he had a servant girl. She used to get the water from the holy well for the household use.
The servant girl went for the water as usual. She took no notice of the little fish that was in the bucket of water. She put it into the kettle. It was in it for some hours and it would not boil. The priest looked into the kettle and he saw the fish swimming in the water.
The priest told the girl to take the fish to the well and put them into it again and to bring home(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr John Hannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Parknamulloge, Co. Kerry
