School: Cluain (C.) (roll number 15443)
- Location:
- Cloone, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Bean Uí Sholamháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 103
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- A Saint names Cillian came to Cloone to build a Monastery. He carried a little bell with him, and standing on the hill of Cloone, he threw his bell a long distance from him. It rang in the townland of Tooma.
When St. Cillian arrived at Tooma, he asked the owner of the land whose name was Guckian, could he build a Monastery on his land. Guckian refused the Saint's request, and so the Saint cursed him and said tha tnever would a Guckian family live in either of the three parishes Cloone, Aughavas or Gortleteragh. At that time the three parishes went under the name of Cloone.
St. Cillian decided to build another Monastery. He threw his bell a second time, and it rang at Fenagh. He started his Monastery there, but the amount of work done each day by the monks, that night it was knocked. This continued for some time. At last the Saint decided to sit up and see who was interfering with his work.
About midnight a form appeared in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Keegan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraun, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Teague
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lisgillock Glebe, Co. Leitrim
