School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)
- Location:
- Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0464, Page 254
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“Mrs S O' Sullivan Derrimid tells of a girl who was at school with herslef about sixty years ago now named Máire Bhán Ní Dhonacú...”
Mrs S O' Sullivan Derrinid tells of a girl who was at school with herself about sixty years ago now named Máire Bhán Ní Dhonacú who used to visit a lios near their own home but she would always maintain it was a wonderful place & she used be there from time to time minding a child for the daoine maithe.
Finally she got epileptic fits and her hands turned it and her speech left her & she spoke only Foota Fatha talk for a long time till the Parish Priest cured her with prayers & Masses and she went to America afterwards.
But before the Priests visit her Mother thinking she was an Íarlais placed her on a shovel of red hot gríosach. When this suffering was over she said "Mama you'll pay for that".
And all the neighbours knew Máire kept company with the daoine maithe when Mama died in a few weeks' time.
This happened near Gortnabina Bonane, Kenmare Kerry School 6 decades ago.
- Collector
- Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Mrs S. O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrynid, Co. Kerry