School: Listellick, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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- Mrs John Trant
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- About 90 years ago a man named Colisands lived in Oak Park demesne and he had a hunts-man named Joils who became a "souper" to get this job of huntsman from protestant Colisands. He was a great huntsman by the protestants up to his death.
After his death he was heard and seen hunting and he used to also be seen walking around the walls of Oak Park Wood near here and to the north of Tralee.
Some time after his death, two men went to Oak Park Wood to cut a tree to make hurleys. When they had it knocked and were about to take it away(continues on next page)
