School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)
- Location:
- Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Súilleabháin
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- The maiden Rock is a rock which lies west of Ormond's island and belongs to my father now.
Long ago a mermaid was supposed to be seen on this rock and combing her long slowing hair, but she was a wicked woman whom a priest banished from the mainland for her bad deeds one was being very cruel to her own mother, and another , the doing away with a child without baptism. She told the priest she was bent on destroying people so when he banished her to the rock (which is called the maiden rock ever since) He told her kill cormorants henceforth.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Dolly Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lohart, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Dan Downing
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lohart, Co. Kerry