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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    Each night when St Patrick's men had built parts of the church during the day it was thrown during the night. St Patrick got angry at this and he flung a piece of the rock out into the sea it is there still. Now it is called Dun brísthe or Polla na Sean Thintadh
    Garland Sunday we celebrate to day is taken from Crum Dubh it is called "Domhnach Chrum Dhubh in Irish.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Langan
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbride, Co. Mayo