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School: Clochar na Trócaire (roll number 13381)

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Killarney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0455, Page 195

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  1. Áth Shionnaigh

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    There is a river not far from my home called Áth Shionnaig. It flows through a valley and joins the Flesk about a mile and a half from Killarney. The general belief is that the name means the "Ford of the Foxes" but a few old people cling to belief that it is not Áth Shionnaig but Dath Shionnaig.
    It is believed that when the Danes came to Ireland some of them took possession of the land on one side of the river. They had a battle with the Druids who had a dwelling on the other side. The battle was fought in the valley along which the river flows and it is said that the river ran red with blood of those who were slain in the battle and because of this it got the name Dath Shionnaig.
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  2. The Druids' Circle

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    Language
    English
    Location
    Killarney, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Maureen Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killarney, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tomás Ua Suilleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killarney, Co. Kerry