School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417C, Page 04_007
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- About half a mile from the point of Kerryhead near the cliffs of Ballyheigue, there is a church called Keelmicada.
Long ago there was a monastery there and monks and a bishop lived there. But the enemy came and carried away the monks and destroyed the place but the bishop escaped. Soon after that the bishop saw a light across the sea and he followed it and he saw it was Saint Brendan was then born.
There is nothing standing there now only(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Lucid
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Corridon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
