School: Gleannóg, Malla (roll number 9448)
- Location:
- Glannoge, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs K. Barrow
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- Story of Carrig ClenaNot far from thiss there is an old rock. There are many tales told about this rock.Clena a witch was said to have lived there. Her father was a druid priest in Fermoy. He had two daughters namely Eva and Clena. Eva who was to be married to an O' Keeffe man from Kerry and Clena wanted to marry him herself so she went to a witch who lived near by and she gave her, her wand and after that Clena lived in those rocks. One night a man was passing by those rocks. On passing the rocks he heard singing and dancing and a fairy came out and took him into the rock and danced with them. When he was about to come home they tared his face(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ann Horgan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Nursetown More, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Denis D. Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Nursetown More, Co. Cork