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School: Ballykilmurry

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Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
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Bean Uí Odhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 097

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  1. On Saint Colmcille

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    When St. Colmcille and his monks were coming from Durrow to Lynally to visit his nephew St. Colman they were very thirsty. He saw a girl with a pail of milk. She had milked the cows in the field as was the custom at that time. He asked her for a drink. She was afraid they would drink all the milk and she refused to give it to them.
    St. Colmcille cursed Ballykilmurry and said there would be always a scarcity of water in it and there was and is. Several people spent hundreds of pounds in trying to sink pumps but they were not a success.

    Helen Connolly

    told to me by my father
    James Connolly
    Ballykeenahan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. saints
          1. Colm Cille (~265)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Helen Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Connolly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballykeenaghan, Co. Offaly