School: An Pasáiste, Corcaigh
- Location:
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: William Meiklejohn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 079
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- The Golden Gap forms apart of the western part of the western boundary of Rochestown Wood. This gap was the origin of manny legal argument, which cost the parties concerened several thousand pounds. Over seventy years ago Mrs Roche had an argument about this gap. Mr. Roche's son and daughter wanted to have afence put there, but she herself wanted a stone wall built. The children would not agree to this so afight took place. Many horses and men were killed in this fight, but astone wall was never built there. Every first Sunday of the mont, the Headless Coach is seen going through the gap. Mr. Roche put an iron gate there, but his children broke it down and ever since a wall, fence or gate has never been put in this gap.
- Collector
- Richard O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Henriques
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Marina View, Co. Cork
