School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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- There is a holy well in the north side of the Glen Dahillon mountain, People come there paying rounds for the good of their sight.
There is a church there also but only for babies. There is a good cure in that well for any disease. Long ago there was a convent there and sea-robbers sailed into the shore and the nuns and the Rev Mother prayed to God that the sea robbers would not interfere with them.
But the sea robbers tore down the convent and went away. Again the sea robbers(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry