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 542
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- Cill Stiphin is a submerged town about a mile outside Lahinch.
There are many strange and mysterious tales told about this town.
It is said that there was a woman who used to attend matering cases living in Liscannor not very long ago.
One very dark night as she was in bed a man knocked at the window and he asked her to get up.
She asked him what he wanted and he said it was a very urgent maternity case.
He had a horse and saddle, and the woman sat up behind him.
It was so dark she did where she was going, but she thought she was going in a ship.
After a long journey she was brought to a house, but she did not know the people(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 46
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
