School: Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 1301)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bráthair Tomás Mac Binéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0856, Page 213
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- (continued from previous page)but before he had gone far, he found his master dead by the roadside. So they discovered the meaning of "the cocks message".
- One day whilest St Patrick was on Slieve Mis he found a piece of gold. Not knowing what it was he asked a Gipsy what it was. The Gypsy coveted the gold and he said that it was only a piece of tin. Patrick did not trust the Gipsy so he went to a blacksmith. The blacksmith told him what it was so he blessed the blacksmith gave him the gold and departed. Ever since then gipies have had to live a hard life.
