School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 539
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- Cill Stiphín is a solitary breaker midway between Milltown and the Aran Islands.
Many old stories are told about Cill Stiphín.
Cill Stiphín is a submerged and means - The Lost Town.
Ever so many years ago Cill Stiphín was a large town and was a very highly populated town.
There were two brothers belonging to Cill Stiphín and one of them had the keys of the town.
One day they both had a terrible fight and the result was that they killed each other.
Before the one who possessed the keys expired he accidently dropped them into the caves.It was after that that the town submerged and a very big cow came in every morning to the town of Lahinch(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Callinan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Considine
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
