Killiney Hill Tales

The Princess who fooled Pirates with Feathers

Once a very long time ago foreign pirates sailed the coast of Ireland .  They rowed from their great ships in long boats and snatched children and young people to be carried away and sold as slaves.    The deep seas around Dalkey and Killiney were a favourite spot for the pirates

The Man who flew with Eagles

Long long ago a young boy was fishing for crabs off the rocks in Wales one day when he was captured by pirates.   Two of them came up silently behind him when he was bending over his line, threw a sack over his head and carried him struggling to their

The Girl who found her voice in the Witch’s Hat.

Once some time ago there was a young girl called Estelle who had stopped speaking.  No one knew for sure whether she could speak but did not want to or whether she wanted to speak but could not.  All that was known was that no one had heard her speak

The boy whose tears saved Pescador

Once a long long time ago there was a young boy named Taidgh who was learning to be a fisherman like his father.   Every day they set out from Cola Mhor Harbour under Killiney Hill and spent all day at sea, chasing shoals of fish to cast their nets and

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