School: Largy (roll number 10509)
- Location:
- Largy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tadhg Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 293
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- In the sixth or seventh century there lived in Rossinver a holy man called St. Molais. It is said that the Meehans of that district are his descendants. He was ordained a priest when he was twenty-five years of age. He was a priest in Ballaghameehan Parish. He had an enemy and the enemy wrote to the Pope telling him that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Gilligan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr John Gilligan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Glebe, Co. Leitrim
