School: Léim Lárach, Carraig Thuathail (roll number 4118)
- Location:
- Leamlara, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Nia (Meville?)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0387, Page 146
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- One on the hill of Glengarriff where an earthen vessel like holy water font was dug out of the bank and resembled the earth in the cavity. Fr ? C.C. R.I.P. took it to send it to Cork University Museum.
A second is on Donovans land of the same townland and a third on Daniel McCarthys land at Ballinaskeha. The three are within view of one another. A fourth in Leamlara hill at a place called the Sheep Walk in Standish Barrys land. And another on Corabally height.
In Keegans land of Knockaheem in Colemans land of Ballycrana there are two Stone Forts.
These are locally believed to be the homes of the Danes. The local people seem to not to worry(continues on next page)
- Collector
- J.C. Neville
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Leamlara, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Michael Knowles
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Clash West, Co. Cork
