School: Scoil na mBráthar, Inis (roll number 16677)
- Location:
- Ennis, Co. Clare
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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- There are several interesting places in my parish if I but knew their history.
There is a big rock convenient to where I live it is called "Carraig na gCat". There is not much about it at the present day, but in olden times it was haunted by a huge cat. Those who passed that way after midnight and before dawn were sure to see him.
He was as big as a sheep. His eyes were as large as saucers, and nearly as bright as the lights of a motor car. Everytime he mewed the sound was like the working of machinery(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peadar Ó Cuileannáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Croaghaun, Co. Clare