School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mrs Ellen Mary O' Connor
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- During the late Father Keane's curacy in Castleisland he used have annual excursions. It happened that two boys from the next parish went one year on one of those excursions. Returning from the excursion late in the night and feeling tired they went a short cut from one road to the other. Near Crohane mountain there are two spring wells. So they felt like resting and moving near one of those wells to enjoy a drink of lovely spring water. They stood to listen as they thought they heard some noise or the sound of something walking. One of them saw in the moonlight the dark shadow with two ugly hairy hooves. Asking his companion did he see anything the answer was no. They moved near the well again and the object moved also towards the well. This happened several times, and in the end they had to go away without any drink. This is quite true. One of the(continues on next page)
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- Mrs Kelliher
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- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Farmer
