School: Killahan

Location:
Killahan, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 344

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 344

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    It is supposed that if a person comes and takes a coal of fire from your house, if you throw another coal into a barrel outside the door, no harm will come to you and the person who takes it will have no power to do you harm.
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    There is a field in James Behane's farm called the Fort field, because there is a big fort in it.

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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghamore South, Co. Kerry
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    There is a well in John Connor's field at Ahamore called the biolar.

    There is a well in John Connor's field at Ahamore called the Biolar. There are two spring wells in Mrs. Healy's fields in Killahan, one is called Tobar na Gréine, and the other is called Tobar an Tae. There is a well in Maurice Lawlor's land at Killahan called the Tobar Dubh.
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