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   called after him.

   From that Saint there was a cow stolen by robbers and when they were bringing her along she left the track of her foot on every stone she walked on and every time she fell she left a mark after her

   Four of these hoof marks are to be seen on rocks on the Farm of Mr Patrick Grogan Killourney, Cloghan, Offaly.

   Then the robbers brought her into their house and killed her and they cut her up in pieces, and put half of her into a pot to boil.

   As they were doing so, Saint Monaghan came in, because he had tracked the cow the whole way to the house of the robbers.

   "Arise" he said to the cow and called her by

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Elizabeth Doolin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glyn, Co. Offaly

   Informant

   Mr Christopher Doolin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glyn, Co. Offaly