School: Gleann Gort, Caisleán Nua Thiar (roll number 7329)
- Location:
- Gleann an Ghoirt Theas, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)from the Cromwellian army.
A mile south was St. Ita's pass from Rahena to Ballybeg. She had a donkey to carry milk from those places every day without any guide, and he was doing that for several days until he was beaten by some blackguards when crossing the spring between the Commons and Tour. He drove the print of his shoe in the rock and it can be seen at the present day. St. Ita cursed Tour and said it would never be without a blackguard. Her ass shed so much blood that she called it "Tour na fola" or the land of blood. Along the path of St. Ita going to Ballybeg there was money found and it dated back to the 16th or 17th century.
A little to the south west of the chapel there used to(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggy Curtin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tuar na Fola, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- Patrick Leahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 95
- Address
- Tuar na Fola, Co. Luimnigh