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School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)

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Glenderry, Co. Kerry
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    tranquil.
    Now the term " Teamphall Fé Thuinn " means church beneath the sea, and it is said that there is a cemetery beneath the waves of the place.

    A quaint old story is told about it. It states that this was the burial place of the Cantillon family. These people did not bury their dead as the other people did. The funeral procession proceeded from the Castle and went its lonely way until it reached Mucáin na Marbh. The coffin was placed on a flag of red sand stone and left there until midnight and unseen hands took it out to the church
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Godley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromatoor, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Thomas Bowler
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry