School: Muckalee, Kilkenny (roll number 3832)

Location:
Muckalee, Co. Kilkenny
Teachers:
P. Ó Conchobhair T. Ó Teimhneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 007

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    was his own son. Then he asked who had been there that day and he was told that it was St. Brigid. He found out where she lived and he gave her land for a convent.
    He became a convert and a great friend of the saint. A man was passing by the rath one night and he saw two shapes that looked liked a huge cat and a dog. He flung a stone at them and they both went into the rath.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Meaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockmajor, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Meaney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Knockmajor, Co. Kilkenny