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School: St Brigid's Convent, Mountrath (roll number 13343)

Location:
Mountrath, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr. Aquinas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 190

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  1. Legends of Clonenagh

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    The Seven Churches of Clonenagh were built by St. Fintan in one night - a miraculous feat, he did not want anyone to know of. During the night a red-haired lady came riding on horse-back, and the saint turned her into a tree and her horse into a rock, both of which are still pointed out in the lower corner (left-hand-side of cemetery) of Connor's field.
    The white horse used by St. Fintan to draw materials to the Church at Cromogue is supposed to have been turned into stone and drowned in bog. A few years ago the body was fund in two parts but the head has not yet been found.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aine Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Dooley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois