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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0628, Page 165

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  1. The Cill Bheag

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    The graveyard named the Cill Bheag is situated a mile away from my house in Banmore. The old name of the Cill Bheag is Cill na Ban Oir.
    This means the church of the golden women. They were three holy women who were martyred for their faith during the Penal days. There is an old blessed well outside the Cill Bheag and it is called after St. Seanán.
    The holy women were dressed with yellow dresses and shawls and were called the mban Oir and they had Tobar na mban Oir.
    There are the remains of an old mud house 150 yards north from the Cill Bheag and it's believed the mban Oir lived there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Carey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Moyasta, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick O' Dea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Baunmore, Co. Clare