Volume: CBÉ 0463 (Part 1)

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1. Crannavilla

   

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   Crannavilla or the Honey tree was to be found in the town-land of Coolamooneen. It was a huge ash tree, with wide-spreading branches, and cut into its trunk, was a bowl or font. It was said in olden times that this bowl was always filled with honey, and for that reason the tree was called the Honey tree. In later years however the honey was replaced by water but old people say, that if a person dipped his finger into the water, "it had a rather sticky feel, even though it looked as clear as amber"

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   History Edit

   Date

   22 January 1938

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Mrs Killoran