School: Ráithín (C.) (roll number 9384)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peig, Bean Uí Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 108
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- (continued from previous page)and immediately missed the lintel from over the doorway. They asked the farmer who removed the lintel. He explained about the noises of the night before and the whole party masons and farmer visited the Cillín and were astonished to find the slat standing in exactly the spot where it was before it was taken to serve as a lentil.
The farmer got ill and died in a short time while his son a boy of 12 yrs while minding cattle slept in the little cillín and on awakening took ill. He recovered but one eye suffered.
- Informant
- John Cronin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
