School: Clonmacnoise

Location:
Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 233

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 233

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    and it is said that there was a ford there once across the Shannon where the people walked when making the Long Station. The Long Station now takes three hours but in that time it took the whole day from early morning ’till dark night. The stationers on the way down used to go round St Cochlan’s Well and out to a tree in the pasture beyond the well to pray.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Thomas Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Ballaghurt, Co. Offaly