School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0437
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- (continued from previous page)Archbishop Kerritt was a native of this parish. He was only six months ordained when he was made a bishop. Father Morrin is the present P.P. He is successor of Father Michael Heaney who succeeded his uncle, Canon Pat Heaney. The latter was responsible for the present church - for the building of it. Fr Michael Heaney was a great story teller - had a great fund of witty stories, ghost stories - family history and was a wonderful horseman. He had a thrilling experience once when on horseback. It seems the horse he was riding had hunter's blood in his veins. At once (the horse was like any ordinary nag on the road) when crossing the fields, the horse careered madly across every field & stone wall towards the house, the rider powerless to stop him. The horse never slowed down till he came to the stable door which fortunately for the rider was closed & only then the horse stopped.
Before Canon Pat Heaney there were Father McNamara, Fr McCullock, Fr Loftus and Fr Molloy. Earlier P.P.s were Father John Scahill, Father Bradigan, Canon Jon Lynch, Fr Anthony Lynch(continues on next page)
