School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Gleann Doire (C.)
- XML Page 05_011
- XML “Mucan na gCat”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Mucan na gCat is a fort near the sea in John Carroll's farm near Kerryhead. It is under the ground. It is said that there are thirty two rooms in it and a hall leading to each room. Every room is bee hive shaped on the top. It is opening out in to the sea.It is said that the Danes built it and that they had it for a hiding place for fear of an invasion and it is said that there was a battle fought outside this fort between the Danes and the Irish(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tiduff, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- William Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Kerry Head, Co. Kerry