School: Árd-Fhearta
- Location:
- Ardfert, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tomás Ua Nuanáin
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- (continued from previous page)for the baptism of St Brendan. Saint Brendan was born at Kilfenora near Fenit. On the night of his birth Bishop Erc saw a bright light in the sky and knew that a wonderful child was born. He went in the direction of the light and found the child in a little house in Kilfenora. He took him to a well inTubrid and baptised him there and named him Brenday which means "fair or bright drop".
- One day during the Penal Days a priest was saying Mass in a place now called Wethers' Well. Suddenly one of the people watching out gave the word that the soldiers were coming very near and that they had bloodhounds with them. The priest was at a part of the Mass when he could not leave the altar. The soldiers were coming very(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tommy Nunan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Commons East, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Nunan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Commons East, Co. Kerry
