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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

Location:
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 153

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    In the townland of Castleisland there is a place called Leip-Doudie. It got its name from a family that live in the glen.
    There was a big glen and five or six families lived there and every family had five or six goats. The people began to fight over the goats and in the end they said any man that would leap the glen would have all the goats. They all agreed to this. They climbed to the top of the glen. All the men went in their turn to leap but when they were
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Castleisland, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Eily Lyons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Main Street, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Pat Reidy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Main Street, Co. Kerry