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Summit of the Priest's Leap pass with a view south to Bantry Bay in Cork Summit of the Priest's Leap pass with a view north to Kerry. Priest's Leap (Gaelic Léim an tSagairt) is a steep and nearly straight single-lane mountain pass between Coomhola Bridge and the village of Bonane east of the more winding road from Bantry to Kenmare in Ireland. [1]
The rock, which is known in Munster Irish as Léim an tSagairt ("The Priest's Leap"), is alleged to be where Fr. Archer, Brother Dominic, or in some accounts both, leapt an enormous distance on horseback to escape pursuit by a posse of Elizabethan soldiers. A metal cross now marks the site.
Leap (/ ˈ l ɛ p /; Irish: Léim Uí Dhonnabháin or An Léim) [2] [3] is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated at the north end of Glandore harbour, several miles inland from the seacoast. It is on the N71 road which runs through West Cork from Cork city .
In 1996, Leap Castle's history and hauntings were examined in Castle Ghosts of Ireland by Robert Hardy. [12] A chapter in "The World of Lore: Dreadful Places" by Aaron Mahnke is also dedicated to Leap Castle. It is titled The Tainted Well in reference to the castle's gruesome oubliette.
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Leap Church is a small Gothic Revival Anglican church located in Leap, County Cork, Ireland. It was completed between 1810 and 1828. It was completed between 1810 and 1828. It is part of Ross Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross .
What is Ireland's Leap Day tradition? According to Irish Central, the tradition of women proposing on Leap Day dates back to 5 th century Ireland, where St. Brigid of Kildare complained to St ...
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