School: Alt an Chuilinn

Location:
Altachullion, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Brigid Martin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 155

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 155

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    others say it will be McGovern. Others say it will fall when the second last person in the district is to die. The wall will fall on the last person left and bury him.
    It is said that the old church in Killaghaduff was built in one night.
    At Uachtar Áth[a] near Ballinamore
    the people prepared to build a church. But the wall built each day was knocked down at night. They built it several times and in the end decided to stay and watch.
    At midnight they saw an animal like a hare running in and out and knocking the wall so they decided not to build any more. The Church was afterwards built in the town of Ballinamore.
    At the same place there was a a Holy Well and it was once interfered with and the Spring dried up and opened in another field about 4 mile distant.
    It is at that Holy Well that the Station is now made on St. Brigid's Day.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Eugene Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gubrawully, Co. Cavan