School: Drom an Tacair (roll number 9411)
- Location:
- Dromthacker, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Mhic Talbóid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0441, Page 367
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- "Lady Wren" was the Landlady of Balbinbranaugh, she lived in England and was last heard of about thirty five years ago. It was only a church that was in Callaghan's farm, Mass was never said there.
There was never a fair held nearer than Tralee. The rope was given as a head-collar as "luck penny" with the animal.
Anyone in the village has not a spring well.
The forge is situated at the Cross, it was biult by "Tom Shannahan" (Yankie) about sixty years ago. Tom Shannahan had a little knowledge of healing. Patrick Shanahan, his brother, had the gift of healing sores for people as well as cattle and horses. At that time there was also a forge at Leith Cross.
The great storm about thirty years ago knocked a portion of an out house, the property of old Timothy Brick. Gleann an Fhionnta is in the parish(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Ceallacháin
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Josie Talbot
- Gender
- Female
