School: Cill Mheadoin (C.)
- Location:
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Maighréad, Bean Uí Ghliosáin
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- (continued from previous page)four old castles and the best one is in Turin. It is covered all over with ivy and the best one is in Turin. It is covered all over with Ivy now and there are thirty eight stone steps going up to it. On top of it there is a green field on top of it. It was built in the year of 1000.There is a well called "tobar Padhraig" not far from the village. Before the time of St Patrick it was called "tobar na sidgeóga" St Patrick came to Kilmaine and he asked for a drink and a woman said I have no water from "tobar na sidgeóga". St Patrick went to it and blest it after that it was called "tubar Padraig" St Patrick baptized people there.One day a man killed a goat on St Patrick and when he went to the top of the hill, he cursed Kilmaine and said it would never be any bigger than what it is and that there would never be a butcher's shop in it and his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Conneally
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Conneally
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
