School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)
- Location:
- Rathduff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: D. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 130
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- The Local Roads are known as -, the Black-Road, the Glen-Road and the old Mallow Road.
The Black-Road leads from Six-mile-water to Rathduff. The Glen Road leads from Blarney to Mourne-Abbey. The Old Mallow Road leads from Cork to Mallow by Kilmona. Parts of it are still used, some by the public, and other parts for farmers, and some of it is not used at all. The Old Kerry Road leads from Cork to Kerry by Matchy, and is still used.
Mrs. Golden was going to mass one Sunday and at the Cross-road she saw a little purse and picked it up. There were five stones in it and in a week's time she had five warts on her hand.
At Ballinraha cross near Blarney about twenty years ago a man was coming home at about five o'clock in the evening. A hound appeared before him and walked some distance along the road after him, then it changed into a pig, after a while(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Siobhan M. Twomey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmona, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Annie Twomey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmona, Co. Cork
