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    Father Patrick Mc Guane
    The parish priest of the Parish of Kilfarboy about 100 years ago was Father Patrick Mc Guane.To him is attributed the powers of prophesy. He is supposed to have prophesied the great European War.:-
    1."An té is sia ó rian na cruaidh
    Gurb é is fearr a bheith as "
    He used to say.
    2".Bainfidís súla dá chéile dul go h-Aiherica
    Agus tiocfaidís abhaile ar phlugge Sall arís dá bhféadfaidís."
    3""Tiocfaidh pláigh in ndiaidh an cogaidh .Caillfear níos mo leis ná mar caillfaoidhe sa cogaadh".
    Father Mc Guane was a nephew of Dr Murray who founded the "Murray College "in Paris.Dr.Murray in his early days worked as a doctor in France.In his day the daughter of an extremely wealthy nobleman fell ill with some internal trouble.It failed the doctors of note to diagnose her malady.Dr.Murray after long pleading was admitted to examine the patient .He diagnosed her malady she had swallowed a pin.He succeeded in abstracting the pin by getting her to swallow little balls of cotton .When she got well she refused to marry anyone but 180
    Father Patrick Mc Guane
    The parish priest of the Parish of Kilfarboy about 100 years ago was Father Patrick Mc Guane.To him is attributed the powers of prophesy .he is supposed to have prophesied the great European War.:-
    1."An té is sia ó rian na cruaidh
    Gurb é is fearr a bheith as "
    He used to say.
    2".Bainfidís súla dá chéile dul go h-Aiherica
    Agus tiocfaidís abhaile ar phlugge Sall arís dá bhféadfaidís."
    3""Tiocfaidh pláigh in ndiaidh an cogaidh .Caillfear níos mo leis ná mar caillfaoidhe sa cogadh".
    Father Mc Guane was a nephew of Dr Murray who founded the "Murray College "in Paris.Dr.Murray in his early days worked as a doctor in France.In his day the daughter of an extremely wealthy nobleman fell ill with some internal trouble.It failed the doctors of note to diagnose her malady.Dr.Murray after long pleading was admitted to examine the patient .He diagnosed her malady she had swallowed a pin.He succeeded in abstracting the pin by getting her to swallow little balls of cotton .When she got well she refused to marry anyone but Dr.Murray Her parents would not hear of it and the marriage did not come about until the parents died.Dr.Murray founded the college which was free to students of the surname Mc Guane and Murray. Father Patrick and Father Anthony Mc Guane both of the townland of Shanavalla ,Parish of Inagh (brothers)spent some time there.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    3. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Edmond Connole
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Illaunbaun, Co. Clare