Priest's Leap, the cross, looking towards Coomhola mountain
The origin of the placename "The Priest's Leap" is quite intriguing. According to tradition in the locality it derives from an episode in which a priest pursued by soldiers escaped through having his horse make a miraculous leap from a mountain cliff in the townland of Cummeenshrule into county Cork. The pursuit of the priest began in the townland of Killabunane where a rock, which miraculously melted under the pursuing hounds, is pointed out to this day. The rock, deeply pitted with what look like pawmarks, is situated close beside the main road from Kenmare. It is known locally as "Carraig na Gadharaigh" (, Carraig na nGadhar or the Rock of the Dogs?). The Priests Leap Mountain nearby is at the Cork/ Kerry County border Height: 519 metres
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Location: Priest's Leap pass from Cork to Kerry, County Cork, Ireland, Europe
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Keywords: coomhola, cross, iron, leap, mountain, pass, priest, priests, radnorimages
