School: Cill Tártáin

Location:
Kiltartan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Tuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0072

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  2. The old people believe that St. Colman went from Kiltartan (the place of his birth) to Kilmachduagh, where he built his monastary, in two steps. I was once shown his footprints on the rocks in Inchie where he landed in the first step, about a mile from his birthplace.
    He went from that to Kilmachduagh- a distance of about a mile and a half- in the next step.
    Another saint tried to do the same and falling broke his ribs. The print of St. Colman's foot and print of the other Saint's ribs can still be
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