School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)
- Location:
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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- There is an old ruined castle in Reendesert, which was used in the penal times by the English soldiers as a sort of a prison. One room was used as a dungeon and in it people were cruelly treated and put to death. This old room is kept shut up and it is said that a drop of blood can be constantly seen trickling down the wall.
There is in this room also, a block on which people were beheaded, and it was often thrown out, but to peoples' amazement it was in the room the following day even though the door was locked.- Collector
- John Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs O Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Long ago there lived in a part of Cork three brothers and they were very good hunters. One day the eldest of them went out hunting taking with him two dogs and a gun. While he was out it started to rain and seeing a bothán he went over to it(continues on next page)