School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

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1. Cill Stuifín (continued)

   

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   while some claimed to be led astray by Phantom boats at night until those boats disappeared at Ceill Stoífínn in the early hours of the morning.
   The name of this place is very old and nobody seems to know its orign.
   The old people say it was a great City which was ruled by a man named Stíofan O Rowne who had such a magical power that when he went away from the place he covered it with water.
   For this purpose he used a key shaped wand which he hid in a secret cave at Ballyvaskin
   One day he left in order to meet a western tribe in battle and he covered the

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Malone

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Martin Howard

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 55

   Address

   Ballyvaskin South, Co. Clare