School: Clochar na Trócaire, Tráighlí

Location:
Tralee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Proinnsias
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 068

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    shoulder's to this place.
    In the morning there would be no trace of the coffin. Once a widows son dies and she stayed on the rath all night, waiting to know what should be come of the corpse.
    But eventually nothing happened to it. What really used to happen is that the tide used to come in and carry them out. If you were standing on a cliff on a calm day you could see the headstones peering up above the water.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Cheallaig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rock Street, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr J. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rock Street, Co. Kerry