School: An Gleann Ruadh, Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 3221)
- Location:
- An Gleann Rua, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Conmidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 133
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- A certain man in the vicinity of Kilfinane was one day digging in his garden at the back of his house. He saw to his great surprise a bright penny. he picked it up and dug away again, he was again surprised for up on his spade was a silver coin. He took it up and put it in pocket. Just beneath the spot where he had found the coin lay a silver ring. This, he, took up and put in his pocket and immediately returned home. His wife was amazed but they both went to an old priest. He examined the ring and said it was a nun's ring. This he said was how he knew it. There are two mottoes in every nun's ring, one inside and the other outside. But the outside one wears away quickly so it was in this case but the inside one was plainly to be seen. It read thus "Let virtue guide and God provide". The man who had found the ring had a sister a nun but(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Breeda Mac Namee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Gleann Rua, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- Mrs Mac Namee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Gleann Rua, Co. Luimnigh
