School: Scoil na mBráthar, Inis (roll number 16677)
- Location:
- Ennis, Co. Clare
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Lionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 193
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- (continued from previous page)frightened, fear his only son might die.
He fervently prayed and promised God that he would build an abbey(church) to God if his son were saved.
Soon afterwards his son recovered and was alright again. "Seoda" kept his promise, and in course of time there was a church (abbey) built and was called Quin Abbey. People came from all parts of the world to visit the ruins of that famous abbey at present.
Before its ruins, it was captured by Cromwell and he slew most of the Friars, and burned the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Proinsíos Mac Conmara
- Address
- O'Connell Street, Co. Clare
