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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Iorras, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 345

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  1. The Local Patron Saint (continued)

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    1. Saint Attracta was born in Ulster. Her father was a Chieftain named Talchan. Talchan wanted her to marry a rich man but she wanted to be a nun, so she stole away and came to the plains of Boyle. She built her first Church where the Abbeytown Convent Chapel is at present. She built a Church also at Killaraght.
    Saint Patrick consecrated her a nun near Killaraght. She had no veil and Saint Patrick prayed and a veil of snowy whiteness fell from Heaven on Patrick's shoulders and he gave it to Attracta.
    When she had her
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Toolin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltycreaghtan, Co. Ros Comáin