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School: Tobar (C.)

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Tober, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Bean Uí Thóirdhealbhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 143

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    sandy hill and people say that he built a church there. It cannot be tilled but of course it is too sandy.
    It is said that St. Kieran had a cow the people stole it from him and were boiling it in a pot but St. Kieran hit the pot with with his whip and the cow leaped out. People say that St. Kieran cursed Faheran. He said that there would never be a priest in any family. He said that his curse would be on the place where a stone fell. It was flung from Clonmacnoise] and it lit on Faheran.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Faheeran, Co. Offaly
    Collector
    Mary Ann Galvin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Faheeran, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Galvin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Faheeran, Co. Offaly