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   Loc-Lein:- Loc Lein was so called from lane who was a smith and lived there long ago. He was famous for making all the arnour and swords for the soldiers long ago. Martyrs Hill:- Martyrs Hill is in the east of Killarney and was so called because it was on that spot that Fr. Thaddeus Moriarty who was prior of the Dominicans in Tralee. Pierce Ferriter and Hugh O'Connor were hanged for the Catholic faith in 1853. Tuirín an Céim is a district in the south of the lakes of Killarney and is situated in the Glenagh mountains. It means the tower of steps.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Coolbaun, Co. Kerry

   Collector

   Cáit Ní Cúrnáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Coolbaun, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Seán Ó Curnáin

   Gender

   Male