School: Barradubh (Sixmilebridge)
- Location:
- Barraduff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 420
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- (continued from previous page)They were not satisfied yet for they poked about and found a tomb with a broken door. They actually opened the door and went into the tomb where they remained until clear day-light in the morning and they arrived home safely after with their £100. They too were more afraid of the living than of the dead.
- Wherever there is a waterfall or cascade the salmon jump from below up and many of them used be killed by men using gaffs. There is a cascade near Barradubh School but rarely are salmon taken there now. There are cascades in the Flesk where White salmon used be netted.When the water rushes over a cascade it drops to the pool below in the form of a curve leaving a space between itself and the rock as shown in the diagram.
(Diagram)Rock / Pool(continues on next page) - Collector
- Dómhnall Ua Donnchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
