School: Clareen, Birr

Location:
Clareen, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 310

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  1. About seventy years ago Mr. Harding of Grange House ordered his servants to cut down St. Kieran's Bush as he considered it to be an obstruction on the middle of the road. One after another the servants refused. He then went to cut it himself. With the first blow of the axe he struck a splinter, went into his eye and blinded him.
    It is believed that St. Kieran used pray under this bush.
    When passing by the bush Catholics raise their hats, and always pass at left hand side of the bush.
    Late Pat Guinan, Grange told Sean O'Neill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Mr. Harding tried to have St. Kieran's well filled up. Once he got it filled and it sprang up in his drawing room in Grange House. He then had an old well opened again but the water did not spring up there but sprang up in another place near it.
    Mr. Jonathan Ardill objected to his workmen being idle on St. Kieran's Day.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán O Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Pat Brereton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonlee, Co. Offaly