School: Killorglin (B.) (roll number 12832)
- Location:
- Killorglin, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0434, Page 369
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- Bhi fear aosta 'na chomhnuidhe san ait seo, agus bhi se 80 bl. d'aois nuair a cailleadh e se bl. o shoin. Domhnall O Duibhir a b'ainm do, agus bhi a mhathair is a shean-mhathair roimis ana-aosta nuair a cailleadh iad leis, agus ba mhaith liom a innsint cad d'innis se dom i dtaobh an sceil seo thuas :
"Bhi clochar san ait seo uair bliadhanta o shoin, agus is e an ainm a bhi ar na mnaibh beannaighthe a bhi ann na
"Caileacha umha na h-udai dubha"
agus gur uatha sud a thainig ainm na h-aite". Do cheap se go raibh bhearsa ag baint leo, ach gan a thuille dhe bheith aige. Dubhairt se gurbh e suidheamh an chlochair na an ait gur togadh ann timcheall 80 bl. o shoin tigh mor breagh ag General Stack. Thug se "The Hollies" air, ach nil tasc na tuairisc de'n chlochar le feiscint anois. Ta sean-fallai ann ar nos bun seomra mhoir leathain, ach gan aon ait do romhar le (samhain) ni feidir a radh go deimhnighteach cad e an saghas iad.
Is leir amhthach go raibh tobar naomhtha ar thaobh an chnuic timcheall 50 slat os cionn geata de "The Hollies" go dteigheadh na daoine ann chun turusanna a dheanamh agus go raibh na "votive offerings" le feiscint ann go dti deitheannaighe. Ta suidheamh an tobar ann fos ach ta se(continues on next page)
- Collector
- M. Ó Donnchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Killorglin, Co. Kerry
