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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 490

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    for keeping Easter. A conference at York under Bishop Wilfrid failed to settle the dispute. Osway the King taking the part of Wilfrid, St Colman refused to submit and left for the west of Ireland with 40 monks of Lindsfar Landing in Boffin, he was joined by many Irish monks. The Saxon and Irish monks differed about the ingathering of the harvest and St Colman decided to separate the monks and found two separat monastic establishments. For thi purpose he sailed to the mainlan (Mayo) travelled through wood lan till he reached the first cleared space in the present village of Mayo Abbey. Fatigue caused him to rest, and in his sleep he had a dream that the local chief
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O Toole
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Claremorris, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Dr Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Dochtúir
    Address
    Claremorris, Co. Mayo