School: The Spa, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Spa, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Breathnach
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 297
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- (continued from previous page)VI. Airde Mac Kiosig: Listrim, Cahirairde, Fenit due west -- Becc's prophecy -- fortress -- stones make fences -- Brosnan and Parker in occupation. St. Becc Mac Oé died in 557. --Came to Kerry to visit convents. VII. Fenit (spread all over Fenit) where Brendan was born is connected with Ardfert and Kilmalkedar [?]. -- 2 churches there -- buried ground, -- wars, famines, -- pestilences scourged the place and no local history known.
Fergues Fiannaite (of Fenit) -- resort of Fianna Erin -- gets its name Fianan. -- Visin's poem of Fenit -- horse race to Ballyheigue -- Poem.
Rathoneen strand -- sand hills -- cooking hearths of the Fianna -- Keara Keorns = men of the shore -- Brendan here imbibed love of the ocean -- sailor Brendan. --VIII. Tubber-na-Molt: - Holy well in Tubrid -- pilgrimage --
Legend of three wether -- Fee for Brendan's Baptism. -- Other story connected with priest-hunters -- Árcaorac altar. St. Brendan, St. Ita and Erc, panel formed part of an altar tomb at Ardfert, -- and brought here -- taken to near Tralee -- Bullack Hill -- (Oakpark) - (Dún-da-Radharc.) back again -- 5 miles from Fenit.
Supplies "Thyse." Franciscans Church beside it in 1253. Gabia (also) abounded in fish -- later cursed.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Breathnach
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
