School: Fahan (roll number 14479)
- Location:
- Fathain, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 351
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- (continued from previous page)It is in the Wallace collection in London. It was bough by someone from a man during the faimine for six pound, and sold for £72. His crozier is in Dublin. His font is in Leigge Catholic Church at Malin Head. He is buried in Fahan graveyard.There is a cross over his grave. It is Celtic ornamented. There are only two stories left of his Abbey.One contains a hole, and the other a Greek cross. There is a well called after him.Mayor Marshall built the wall around it. Mrs McLaughlin and Mr Brewster houses are called after St Mura.The stone with the hole is called the wishing stone. You must go across the road, shut your eyes, hould out your fist and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hamilton Ferguson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fathain, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mr Ferguson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Dhún na nGall
