School: Scoil na Mainistreach (roll number 1793)
- Location:
- Killarney, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An Br. P.C. Mac Niallghuis
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- There is a certain place in a river which flows under a bridge about a mile from Killarney. The place is situated amidst the fields about a mile in from the bridge and it is called "Poll na gCapall". It is called that name because people say that a horse and cart were drowned there in a dark corner of it. Boys swim there but they never go near that corner.There is a well called "Tobar na Mudrán" in Annaghmore, Headford. Long ago it was a holy well and people did rounds at it. The people say that the water cured headaches. There is a hill or rock called "Carraig Liath" and it is situated on J. Donoghue's property in the Townland of Inch Glenflesk.About a mile from Loo Bridge station, on the river Flesk is a deep hole called "Poll Gorm, and
Mrs. J. O'Sullivan
Inchicullane
Kilcummin
- Informant
- Mrs J. O Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Inchycullane, Co. Kerry
