School: Clonmacnoise

Location:
Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 070

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 070

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  1. One day the King's son Aenghus was very sad over the death of his favourite horse and as he sat weeping, a deep sleep came over him. He had a vision of an old man who said - "Lament not for your horse for there is among you a youth, holy Ciarán son of Beoit, the Chariot-maker, who can by God's grace bring back to life, your horse. He shall pour water into the horse's mouth and upon his head, praying at the same time and your horse shall rise up again, healed".
    When Aenghus awoke he and his friends went to where Ciarán lived, and related to him his vision. Ciarán was sad, and
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir