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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 166

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    Long ago when Saint Patrick was converting the people of Ireland. He found it very hard to convert some of them. Some of the people were kind to him and giving him sheep cattle and other presents.
    There was an old tyrant who who lived near Ballycastle Co Mayo, Ireland who gave Saint Patrick some sheep for killing. Saint Patrick was finding it very hard to convert this man.
    Saint Patrick ordered to carefully store away every bone of these sheep. One day this tyrant turned his dogs on him in hopes to tear him up. But they did not
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. saints
          1. Patrick (~489)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo