School: Tír na nEascrach
- Location:
- Tiranascragh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eamonn Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0058, Page 0248
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“When Cromwell's soldiers were in Ireland they came to Meelick.”
(continued from previous page)comes again. What the monk meant was that the next day was Palm Sunday which that year came before St Patrick's Day - i. e. the palm before the Shamrock. This did not happen again till 1913 and will not happen again for 4000 year.
The monk also said that the officer would be dead before sunset. That evening at Esker near Banagher the officer's horse lost a shoe and when the officer was showing a black smith the foot that wanted a shoe the horse kicked the officer on the head and killed him.Continued after Care of the Feet.