School: Creach na mBearna
- Location:
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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I used to hear the people sitting around the fire on a Winters night tell many old stories about such things as Tir na nÓg, An Fear Bocht, the Goban Saor and several other subjects I do not however remember the stories well enough to re-tell them. A favorite story told by more than one old person was the "Prophesy of Saint Columbkill." Here is all I remember of it.
Saint Columbkill was gifted with the spirit of prophesy. This fact was not known till one day when he and another cleric were sitting outside the monastery, a savage Irishman came along in full chase after a young maiden who was running at full speed, to the monastery for protection. The savage came up with her for a few yards where the holy clerics were sitting. He plunged his spear through(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Guihen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Christie
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Arigna, Co. Roscommon
