School: Naomh Multose, Ceann tSáile (roll number 14726)
- Location:
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs. Sweetnam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 187
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- (continued from previous page)are the foundations.But his name still lives on, and will, I supposed, until the end of time.
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"Carraig Oisín" (the rock of Oisín) a high rock down the "World's End" road, has an almost unbelievable tale attached to it. A giant named Oisín (probably son of Fionn Mac Cumail) is supposed to have sat upon the rock and bathed his feet in the sea. He certainly must have been a giant to reach such a distance. The rock itself is about 50 feet high, and then underneath lies the road about 20 feet broad, which his legs would have to bridge, before reaching the water. On the opposite side of the World's End road lies the "Five Stones" the old tradition being that, the giants threw the stones across. Not a bad throw certainly, just about a quarter of a mile.
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Now again on the "World's End" road lies "The Folley" which used to be covered with Palm trees. In it there are a great number of high rocky cliffs. On one of these (a big flat black rock) lies the imprint of a Dane's foot on the place where a Danish champion stood. I have often seen it myself.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Robert Arnopp
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
- Informant
- George Arnopp
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Fisherman
- Address
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
