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School: Baile Dubh, Caisleán Ghriaire (roll number 15844)

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An Baile Dubh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0431, Page 066

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    and they said that they would not.
    They said that if they put a prayer on one side of a scales and the bull on the other side of it that the prayer would weigh the bull.
    They did it and the prayer weighed him and when Crom Dub saw that he turned Catholic and he gave a lot of money to build the Church. Ever since the last Sunday in July is called Domnach Crom Dubh and a pattern is held there that day every year.
    There is an image of Crom Dubs head cut out on a stone inside the church in Cloghane.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Crom (~11)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheal Ó hAongusa
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Clochán, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Seán Ó hAonghusa
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    An Clochán, Co. Kerry