School: Beacán (C.)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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    beside the road and there is a track of a person's knee on it, and it is said to have been the track of St. Patrick's knee when he knelt to pray at Holywell.
    This stone is supposed to have been taken from an old Church in Holywell. some people were bringing it to Bekan and when they came to the spot where the flag now stands the horses would go no further so they had to leave the flag on the wall.
    In Greenwood there is another monument. It is
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Tarpey
    Gender
    Female