School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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- (continued from previous page)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 Cantillion family long ago. These people did not bury their dead as other people did. The funeral procession proceeded from the old castle to a flag of red sand stone called Mucán na Marbh. The coffin was placed on a flag and it was left there until midnight. Unseen hands took it out to a church
beneath the waves known as Teampall fé Thuinn.
This manner of burial continued until the only son of a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Godley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromatoor, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Thomas Bowler
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
