School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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- There is an arm of the sea which is near Keel church. It is said that there was a monastery there long ago and there were monks in it. It is said that Cromwell came with his soldiers and drove them out in the sea over the cliffs and killed them and three rocks sprung up like three heads of men. Others say that an enemy came once when some war was on and carried them and drowned them in the lake of the Brothers. Before the monks were drowned some priest blessed a well above the lake(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nicholas Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
