School: Drumloughan (Dromlachan) (roll number 15665)

Location:
Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 117

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 117

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  3. XML “Easter Sunday Prochóg”
  4. XML “The Red Road to Arva (Co. Cavan)”

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  2. The Road into Arva from Co. Leitrim is called the Red Road. The story goes that when St. Patrick was going that way he called into a house to get a meal. The people were very stingy and the woman of the house killed the cat and served it up for him to eat. Before commencing the meal St. Patrick made the sign of the cross and touched the cat and it immediately jumped off the table going
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