School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)
- Location:
- Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Grannacháin
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- Saint Morcan had a monastery near Newport, and he lived there long ago. St Bridget lived near Westport at that time, and some dispute came between them. St Bridget prayed that when St Morcan would die that a lake would come over his house. St Morcan said that if there would, there would be a cure in it for man and beast. St Morcan prayed that when she would die, a corpse would be every day in her graveyard. From that on there is a corpse in her graveyard every day if it was only a bird. It is known as "Cill Brighid". When St. Morcan died a lake came over his house and the chimney is still to be seen in the centre of the lake. That lake is known as "Loch Marcaín". People go there on the first day of August to do a station. If it was for themselves they would bring a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Barbara Lavelle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockaunbaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Lavelle
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockaunbaun, Co. Mayo
