School: Dunmanus, Toormore

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1. Story of Dunmanus - The Cripple's Leap (continued)

   

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   in th the south shore.
   A little farther inland from this Island is the little inlet or cave called Irálára, the rocks enclosing this little cave are of the wildest character, singularly broken and irregular in their outline, rocks and stones some of enormous dimensions are flung together in strange confusion. On one of those stones far up in the little strand is seen the print of a shoe and the ferule of a stick or crutch, and so the old shannachie's story goes on: -
   That in the time of the Penal days in Ireland, a man and his wife and their only son who was deformed from childhood were living in a cottage somewhere in the vicinity of this little cave, and one evening as the man was out in his boat fishing, and his wife was telling her beads for his safety, their son who was passionately devoted to music, took down his harp and began to play one of his favourite tunes; when all at once the sound of horse's hoofs were heard coming towards the cottage. The good woman, thinking some party had lost their way,

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   John Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dunmanus East, Co. Cork