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School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

Location:
Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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    day she used to go down a few times to the chapel and everybody in Boyle used to say that she was a saint. One day as she was walking to Ballinafad to visit some friends, she had to cross a style on her way to get into a field where there was a wild bull. when the hill saw her coming he charged at her, but, when Brigid felt the bull coming she put out her hands and when he was beside her she patted him. the bull did not touch her but just walked back to the style with her again and when she left he walked back to the field again.
    One hundred years ago there was a man in Boyle who was building a house in Green St., in order to rent it to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr M. Kielty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon