School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)
- Location:
- Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Súilleabháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0463, Page 291
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- One night as a man form Glenmore was going home from a Sgoruideaci in a neighbours house. He had to pass a river and as it was a very bright night he was not in a hurry. Soon he heard a great cracking noise of falling trees and all seemed to fall into the great pool near him. A great white ball rose up from the river and struck him in the cheek.
Not long afterwards he got very ill and had to go to Cork to undergo an operation but he recovered and lived many years afterwards. This man was an O'Shea from Glenmore my great grand father now dead for a number of years.
Another night this man was out after midnight(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardea, Co. Kerry
