School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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- This information was given me by Very Rev. Canon (?) Reidy - who roofed part of the abbeyThe Abbey was roofless for many years as I have said - and there was a prophecy that if the Abbey were roofed, the family of Stanton or Staunton would fall upon evil days.
When Father Reidy was roofing the Abbey - Dr. McEvilly was Arch-Bishop of Tuam in which diocese Ballintubber is:
The Archbishop according to the tale prevented Fr. Reidy from completing the work that is re-roofing the entire edifice afraid that the old prophecy might be fulfilled, in himself -For there is a tradition that the McEvillys were originally Stauntons: having changed(continues on next page)- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Very Rev Canon Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Priest