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School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Ó Hárdaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 048

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    that monastery was being built a black pig would come every night and knock the built part down. One of the monks watched one night, and saw a black pig swimming from the north. It went to the monastery and knocked down what had been built. It took one stone across every night and left it on a spot at the far side. On this spot the monastery was built. Columcille had prophesied this.
    There are no ruins of the monastery except a few stones and crosses. There is a wishing tree in the [grayard?] of the monastery. If a person suffering from toothache puts
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charlie Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Market Square, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    David Stuart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Market Square, Co. Monaghan