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School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (C.) (roll number 13501)

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Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
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Bean Mhic Géaraidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 252

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    Baile an Tobair Pádraig because St. Patrick baptised converts at a well which is beside the abbey. The inhabitants of the district still draw water from this well. Cathal Crobh Dearg chose this site for his abbey because St. Patrick had built a little church on that spot. The abbey was begun in 1216 a.d. and finished in 1219 a.d. Its first abbot was Milbride Ó Meicin and the last abbot Walter Mac Evilly or Staunton.
    The historic Tóchar Pádraig the road by which St. Patrick travelled to the Reek passes through Ballintubber and is still identified in places. This
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Gavin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Keavney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballintober, Co. Mayo