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School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

Location:
Cill Ghlais, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 410

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    that day twelve months. As they were talking a light appeared the woman was very frightened but St Patrick stooped down and lit a turf of rushes and the lights were never seen again. That is also supposed to be the cause of the tops of the rushes being brown.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    2. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Morley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Uí Fhíne, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    John Loughron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Baile Uí Fhíne, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Mrs Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Pollymount, Co. Ros Comáin