School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)

Location:
Bantry, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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  1. Long ago there lived in a cave near Murdering Glen about five miles from Bantry, a man named Paddy Kelly with his wife Mary. Now this Paddy Kelly was a robber and every day the mail car used to pass by that road, and he used to rob it often.
    One day a number of disguised soldiers went in the mail car and, when they came to the Glen, Paddy told them to halt as usual. The car stopped and the soldiers came out and captured Paddy and brought him to the barracks where they killed him.
    When the wife heard that, she committed suicide and ever since the place has the name of Murdering Glen or sometimes it is called Máire Ní Cheallaigh. Tis also said by the people in that district that the ghost of Máire Ní Cheallaigh is often seen around the place.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. robbers (~423)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr E. O Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork