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    Kiltobranks Cave
    There is a Cave in Kiltobranks. It is on the top of a hill. It is mysterious for many reasons.
    1 It is built on the top of a hill and there is always water in it. The dryest Summer that ever came, it was never known to dry up.
    2 A spring well three hundred feet below the cave level dries every Summer.
    3 The surface of it is in the shape of a heart.
    4 There are several rooms in it, and they are getting bigger as they go on.
    5 The water in the cave is supposed not to boil.
    6 It is believed that St. Patrick
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kiltybranks, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    May Roddy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltybranks, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Roddy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltybranks, Co. Roscommon