School: Barradubh (Sixmilebridge)
- Location:
- Barraduff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 459
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A hundred years ago wild cats lived in the mountains and were hunted for sport and for the skin of the cat which was valuable.For the purpose of destroying hawks which were killing game the landlords got the mountains poisoned and the Wild Cats were all destroyed. They survived longer in the woods around Killarney but what was considered the last survivor was found dead - believed to have been poisoned - in a wood near Killarney Lakes. He was a splendid specimen and was stuffed and preserved in a glass case. He is to be seen in a cottage at the Gap of Dunloe beyond Kate Kearney's cottage. I saw it two years ago.
- The owner of that cottage (whose name I cannot recall) is a traditional manufacturer of the most exquisite specimens of wooden curios. Though only about forty four years of age he is a finished artist(continues on next page)
