School: Ínse, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 16540)

Location:
Inch West, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Chonaill
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  1. Coolkelure is the next townland to Inch.
    It is situated about four miles and a half west of Dunmanway.
    There is a holy well at the side of it, but it is covered in now with briars and bushes. Its origin is unknown.
    There are three steps going into it, and there are medals pieces of cloth and pennies up on a stone over the well.
    About twenty feet in from it, there are rocks nearly a thousand feet high. It is said that a giant lived there in olden times.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Inch West, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Inch West, Co. Cork