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School: St Johnston (2)

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Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
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S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 179

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  2. The Patron Saint of the Parish

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    St. Baithin is the patron St. of this parish. His native place of St. Baithin was Faughboyne.
    There was a big church in Faughboyne and it was St. Baithin's church. In olden times the Catholics owned the church. About 600 years ago the protestants took this church from the catholics and they took bell and buried it in a moss near by.
    There are images of saints and angels painted on the windows of it. Beside the church there is a school and when the protestants took the church they took the school also. This school was not used for this last fifteen years. When the school was in use the protestants taught
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marjorie Dillon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monreagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Charles Dillon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Monreagh, Co. Donegal