School: Cill Mhuire (C.), Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10395)
- Location:
- Cill Mhuire, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Máiréad Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 089
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“A young boy in Cordal parish was in the habit of staying out late at night...”
(continued from previous page)then noticed that he moved from the chair and then vanished.
When the boy was getting into bed a heavy weight fell on his legs, and they were swollen for weeks.
He went to America afterwards, but did not tell the story until the night before he sailed.
- subdivision of the townland of Kilmurry. Lord Raymond who lived in Kilmurry house, and in whose immediate property was Kilmurry Castle took 8 acres of land from each of the neighbouring tenants. Land thus grabbed constituted a new townland called Baile an Caisleáin,
- Diarmuid Donn is supposed to be a giant who is buried on the top of Cnoc [?] a little mountain on the [?] side of Glountaune. The grave is covered with five flags one in the centre, two lying parallel to this(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Denis O' Keefe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Cill Mhuire, Co. Chiarraí
