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School: Dring, Granard (roll number 14292)

Location:
Dring, Co. Longford
Teacher:
James Drum
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0762, Page 180

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    St. Colmcille is traditionally connected with my district. There is a church built under his patronage. He worked no great miracles there, but he was a great prophet.
    He is buried in Downpatrick with St. Brigid and St. Patrick.
    A great many people are called Colm after St. Colmcille.
    He foretold that there would be a settlement between Ireland and England when Palm Sunday and St. Patrick's Day would fall on the same day, which will happen in 1940. He also prophesied that no one in the parish of Colmcille would be killed by lightning. He foretold that coaches would go the roads which would not be drawn by animals. This has been taken to refer to motor-cars.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Aghakilmore, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Peter Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Aghakilmore, Co. Longford