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School: Baile an Chaisil C., Clochar na Trócaire

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 346

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  1. Gearrán Bán

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    Gearrán Bán or the white horse is a large rock resting on the hillside in Ballinglen. Tradition had it that it was St. Patrick who threw this rock from Néifinn Mountain. St. Patrick intended to throw it to Down Patrick head but it slipped from his hand and rested on the hillside of Ballinglen.
    The reason that he threw this rock was to banish all the serpents out of Ireland . He had them all banished but one particularly large one that went back under this large rock on Neifinn Mountain. Now the only way he had to get this serpent out was, to throw the rock out into the Sea.
    Ever since the time of St. Patrick there have been no
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Timlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinglen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Jackson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinglen, Co. Mayo