School: Cuinche

Location:
Cuinche, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 383

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  1. Long ago in the townland of Danganbrack there lived in the castle known as "Danganbrack castle" a family of O' Briens.
    It was a custom with this family to kill a pig every Christmas. One Christmas owing to poverty they had no pig to kill. After a while when one of them went out he saw a ring of pigs around the castle. They killed one of them and the rest of them were drowned in a pool. This pool is still to be seen at Abbeyview and is known as "Poll na Much".
    In one division of this castle it is supposed a priest was hanged. If anyone entered this division he could hear the rattling of the chains with which he was hanged.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. séadchomharthaí (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clune
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Clune
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Baile Mhic Glúin Thuaidh, Co. an Chláir