School: Moate (2) (roll number 10884)
- Location:
- Moate, Co. Westmeath
- Teachers: S. Ó Ruairc L. Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 213
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“There is an old legend in existence about a Milesian princess...”
Section 54There is an old legend in existence about a Milesian princess, a daughter of O'Melachlin, King of Meath, who lived in Cro Inis one of the islands of Lough Ennel, visiting Moate and taking on herself the Office of Brehon and it is said that she delivered the oral law from the Hill of Knockdominy to the good- law-abiding citizens of the Clara Road and the Gap of the Wood; but times are sadly changed. (no title)
“There is a pillar-stone standing in a field between Moyvoughley and Mountemple.”
There is a pillar-stone standing in a field between Moyvoughley and Mountemple. It was visited by antiquarians. The local name of the pillar-stone is Cloch Stocaigh and the Rev. Father Canavan said that there must be a youth buried under the pillar-stone.