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School: Hanly Memorial Castlerea (roll number 1086)

Location:
Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. Seosamh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0247, Page 014

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    The Local Patron Saint
    St. Caoimhin is our local patron Saint. The Saint during his life time was remarkable for his holiness and he worked many miracles and built a fine church the ruins of which may be seen in Kilkeevin Graveyard.
    The Saint had a great enemy in one of the local land-lords of those times: Old residents say that this Landlord - Sandfort was so bitter against Caoimhin that he stood on one occasion at the church door with drawn sword and forbade anyone to enter it! Besides Kilkeevin church - Rev. Canon Harley has unearthed the remains of three other church which had connection with St. Caoimhin. These he describes as succursal
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Cribbin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlerea, Co. Roscommon