School: Barradubh (Sixmilebridge)
- Location:
- Barraduff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 437
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“There were some celebrated fishermen in this parish.”
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- The rivers abound in eels which are rarely more than twelve to eighteen inches long. They are never eaten nowadays but it is said they were used as food in the(continues on next page)