School: Cill Gharbh, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 10499)
- Location:
- Kilgarriff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Adelaide Mac Carthy
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“There is an Island about three miles outside Clonakilty which is called Inchydoney.”
There is a Island about three miles outside Clonakilty which is called Inchydoney. On this Island there is a bank jutting out into the sea, Rumour has it that the Blessed Virgin appeared there in years gone by. Across the bay there is a place called Muckross where there was some Brittas mines which at one time were working, and ships from England used to bring cargoes of coal and carry back cargoes of Brittas. One evening as the Blessed Virgin was praying on the bank a ship came and when the crew saw Her they mocked and jeered Her. Suddenly a storm arose and wrecked the ship, and all on board were lost. There is a poem connected with this story, which I am going to set off in the following lines.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs M. Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork