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1. The Friars' Linn (continued)

   

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   changed their abode to where the Arbutus Hotel now is. They had a chapel there and said Mass and ministered the sacraments to the people. The present Friary was then built opposite Martyr's Place. It was completed in 1860. The Friars went to live there and it is still their home.

   

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2. The Curtains

   

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   The Curtains came from the South of France during the reign of Elizabeth. They settled in Ballycasheen. Two of them were captains in the English army and served their time in India. One of the met an Indian Princess and married her. Her father gave her a a dowry, her weight in gold, which was fourteen stone. They came to Killarney and built the "the Hall" now occupied by the Kellys. They also built Woodford House which was later the home of the Mac Donaghs. They had two sons James and Harry. James sold the Hall and went to live in Australia. Harry remained at home where he died. He was buried at Muckross Abbey.

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   Language

   English

   Location

   Killarney, Co. Kerry

   Collector

   Maureen Cronin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killarney, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Tomás Ua Suilleabháin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killarney, Co. Kerry