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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Cathair na Mart

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An Br. C. J. Ó Haoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 175

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    too, and be ready to leave the island again at sunrise and return to their homes. On another occasion two women disobeyed the laws of the days and after hearing their case he ordered that the aggressor should wear a certain speckled neck-kerchief in every assembly. She attended for a given period.
    The friars continued their good work. Attending to the spiritual and temporal wants of their people with whom they were held in high esteem. Apparently they flourished greatly too for in the 15th Century they built a beautiful church. This building appears to be far more elaborate than the first one and the cut stone around the doors and windows gives evidence of being the work of a master hand. The altar also is carved in stone and it still remains intact. It appears that some young men were educated here for tradition has it that (?] of Grace O’Malley who was a student there, died and was buried in the Abbey grounds.
    This progress however did not last for in the 16th Century the whole place was destroyed by one Oliver Clutchwell, the Queen’s High Commissioner in Ireland, assisted by a member of the Bingham family from Castlebar. The first intimation they and their soldiers gave of this presence was to shoot a tame pigeon that generally rested on a belfry of the church. At this act the friars were greatly distressed, but in the circumstances they were powerless. Clutchwell then demanded the keys from the Abbott Fr. Gibbons, but he refused to give them up. On being further pressed to yield, the priest addressed the invaders thus. “This is our house, the house of God.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    C. J. Ó hAoláin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Fay Murrisk
    Gender
    Male