School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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- Long ago the monks lived at the church
of Keelmicada.
Near the church there is a bay called the "Bay or Lough of the Brothers"
Once there did some of Cromwell's soldiers come and they followed some of the monks and drove them into this bay over the cliff. As some of them fell in three stones like heads sprang up, which can be seen to this day.
Some people say to this day it was some other enemy came, and was searching(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Kirby
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
