School: Lios an Aonaigh (roll number 1413)
- Location:
- Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Patrick Cowley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0178, Page 295
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- Saint Fechin is the patron saint of this place. He lived in Bella. His mothers name was Lassera. There is a bed called Saint Fechins bed. And it is a bed that will cure one who has a pain in the back.
He built a church there days churches were scarce. There was one day he went out to milk there cow and the calf was following the cow and he had no place to tie the calf.
And then he was able to milk the cow and that rock is plain to be seen yet. There is a hall called after Saint Fechin.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Chris Gunning
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Gunning
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
