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School: Scoil na gCeithre Máighistrí, Dún na nGall (roll number 14247)

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Copany, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mag Fhionntaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 185

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 185

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  1. Parish of Drimholme

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    According to St. Adamnan in his life of Columbkille the word (Drimholme) means the Ridge of Tuama (a pagan celebrity associated with the locality).
    In this parish there was a celebrated monastery known as Drimholme Monastery. This was founded by St. Columba over which he placed St. Ernan as Abbot.
    On the top of Drimholme hill stood a large cross. The eminence still bears the name Mullagh-na-Croish (Mullach na Croise).
    On the site of the old monastery was built a chapel, the remains of which still stand ivy-clad. This was dedicated to St. Adamnan, and bore the title long after the edifice had been forcibly annexed by the Protestant settles and transformed into a Protestant church in the time of the Plantations.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Drumhome, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Adhamhnan Mag Fhionntaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13