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 545
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- There was a town once drowned which was know as Cill Stiphin.
The waves broke out in the middle of the sea because they hit the spire of the Church.
One day there was a man named William Carroll out in a canoe fishing for rock fish.
When he was out in the middle of the water he let down his fishing line then he pulled it up again to his horrow there was a bucket caught by the handle by the hook.
Looking down he saw a lot of women drawing water from a well and he knew it belonged to them.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Donnellan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Johney Comyns
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
