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

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417D, Page 01_028

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    of the old monastery are still to be seen a few hundred yards to the east of the old Church Keelmacada.
    Nothing is now left but a pile of stones surrounded by a grassy mound although until recent years, a stone image of St Ida was to be seen in what was once the gable of the old monastery.
    This image or statue is said to have been brought by the Corridon's from Clare and presented to the son of St Eda who was a monk in the monastery at Keelmacada.
    In a deep glen covered with bracken and ivy to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Location
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Eily Godley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Bowler
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry