School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)
- Location:
- Iolard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 165
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- XML “Teampall na mBa”
- XML “Pattern Day on the White Mountain and Cahir's Den”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Each year, on the Sunday following the Pattern Sunday of St. Mullins there is a pattern held on the White Mountain. From early morning on the pattern day we hear carts and motors hurrying to the pattern. We do not be short of refreshments or sweets on this day as we can easly get them from the hawkers.
Near the place where the pattern is held there is a group of stones called after Fionn's dog Bran. Tradition tells us that Bran used to leap from stone to(continues on next page)
