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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 308

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  1. St Ita of Killeedy

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    St. Ita was the patron saint of Killeedy because it was there she built her convent and it was there also that she lived.
    In her early days she carried on farming business. It happened that she had a small dairy and farm in Mountcollins.
    The only means of travel she had to Mountcollins was to ride on an ass. This evening as she was coming home from Mountcollins to Killeedy after her day's work it happened that she called into a house in Tournafulla to see a sick person. She left her donkey outside in a nearby field. After a while the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Paddy Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Cahermoyle, Co. Limerick