School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0156, Page 012
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- When the saint and his missioners were on their journey through the west on towards Donegal, he rested here a while. While here he had 2 goats to supply milk to himself and his followers. One day while preaching next the mountain - Glenade, some local man stole one. Hence the Letirim people have been termed mean miserly and not trustworthy. The Sligo people say "how could you trust a Leitrim man when one of them stole Saint Patrick's goat"This is a common saying in Sligo and in Donegal - or in the part of both counties touching Leitrim.(continues on next page)
