School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)
- Location:
- Muineachán, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Sr Déaglán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 337
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- There is a story told that St. Macartan once preached all during the night & that neither he nor his listeners wearied.
St. Macartan was buried in the ground near the Protestant Church in Monaghan & up to recently people used to take clay from his grave for healing.
Some people in Monaghan think that St. Macartan is buried in the grounds of Clogher Protestant Cathedral. Co. Tyrone. This is asserted by Fr. James O'Daly present P.P. of Clogher.
- Collector
- Philomena Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal Átha na nGall, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Mr Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Béal Átha na nGall, Co. Mhuineacháin
