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School: Baile Tiobóid (roll number 14016)

Location:
Ballytibbot, Co. Cork
Teachers:
R. de Brún E. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0393, Page 073

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    the bay into another cave owned by Kelly's and the cave was called Concaitlin after that woman. This happened centuries ago.

    A small ship was wrecked at the mouth of this Scúnsa. She had a cargo of marble on board. All the gravel in this Scúnsa is nothing but marble of several colours, blue, red, black, green, yellow and white. It is a beautiful scene when the tide is out and the gravel wet.

    About a quarter of a mile west of this cave, up in the side of the cliff there is a cave called Leabad an Easbuig. In the penal days a bishop was hiding in this cave from the soldiers. He was fed by leaving a basket attached to a rope down over the cliff.

    About thirty years ago, one of the Kelly's got a cross on the top of the cliff over this cave. It was shown to
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cití Ní Dhubhthaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyshane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Vent Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshane, Co. Cork