School: Tír na nEascrach
- Location:
- Tiranascragh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eamonn Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0058, Page 0247
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“When Cromwell's soldiers were in Ireland they came to Meelick.”
When Cromwell's soldiers were in Ireland they came to Meelick (which had a France monastry - to this day a Fran comes to Meelick on August every year and says Mass in the chapel there). All the monk fled except one very old monk who was not able to go. The officer in charge of the soldiers offered his life to the old monk if he could tell how long England would rule in Ireland and also if he could tell when the officer himself would die.
The monk told him England would rule in Ireland until tomorrow(continues on next page)