School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)
- Location:
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Hannah T. Kevilla
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 03_006
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- When St Patrick came to Aughagower he intended to build a house. He got a lot of workmen and he was looking for some beast to kill to give food to the workmen. There was a very bad pagan living in Mountbrown. He had a cross bull and he gave the bull to St. Patrick thinking that the bull would kill St Patrick or anyone who went near him. St Patrick sent one of his workment for the bull. The pagan was full of anger when he saw the bull walking quiet before the workman. When the bull was killed and eaten St. Patrick told his workmen to put the bones of the bull into the skin and to put it up carefully. Some time after the pagan came to St. Patrick and demanded his bull from him. St Patrick got the bones and the skins and on touching them with his rod they were changed into the bull again. St Patrick(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
