School: Shanagolden (B.) (roll number 3786)
- Location:
- Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Loingsigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 170
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- St. Patrick's Curse on the Local Stone Cutters.A number of stone-cutters live near the Barrack cross about half way between Foynes and Shanagolden. They cut monuments, headstones, gate piers, window sills, etc., from lime-stone. It is said that the trade has come down through several generations to the persons who now practice it. Some say that the art of stone-cutting was practiced in the locality even at the time of St. Patrick. According to an old story, the Saint was once so angered at seeing a number of stone cutters illtreating a donkey, that he cursed them. This story runs as follows:-When St. Patrick was leaving Knockpatrick, he passed by the place now called Barrack's cross. Nearby was a blacksmith's forge and the stone cutters round about were gathered there to get chisels pointed. A donkey was tied to the door of the forge(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eoin Curran
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Tom Seran
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Stone-cutter
- Address
- Foynes, Co. Limerick
