School: Ros an Chuasáin (roll number 4759)
- Location:
- Rossacoosane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Rís
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0465, Page 023
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- It was St. Finin Cam of Innisfallen that was the founder of Old Kenmare.
In Old Kenmare (that is the burial-ground) there is a well and a stone cell where St. Finin lived after he had been cured of his lameness in the Holy Well.
He built a church in this site because of this miracle Bonaus -Both-Fhináin, gets its name from St. Finin. He sent monks from Innisfallen to Kenmare in 1584 and they lived their up to 1592.
The place then fell into the hands of a parson named Colomb, who was then called Prior of Kenmare. In a map of 1600 this church is marked as unroofed. It was until 1800 that the present town of Kenmare was begun. Lord Landsdowns built the hotel - called the Landsdowns Hotel. he also built the market-House, or Bridewell. It was about this time also or a little(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 19
- Address
- Greenane, Co. Kerry
