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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
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Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 080

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  1. How St Cummin Came to Kilcummin

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    There was once a woman in Pullaheena in Co. Sligo. She had twelve sons, who were very holy. Some bad people made a law that all holy people should be killed. All her sons were killed except this little infant.
    The mother thought that it would be much better to drown him than to have him killed by these cruel men. She wrapped him up in a box and threw him in the tide she thought that she would never hear of him again.
    It happened that he came ashore in Kilcummin in a box. When it was washed ashore there was "Caonach" growing on it and every day a sow which
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcummin, Co. Mayo