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School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)

Location:
Banagher, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Hairt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 200

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  1. Saint Cummin's Clay (continued)

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    Hughes got his gun ready to fire but it wouldn't. At last he gave him self up as lost. He expected to meet with the same fate as his comrades until at length he thought of Saint Cummins clay. He had some of it tied up inside his coat and it put it on the top of the spear and killed the turkey cock. The blessed clay saved his life.
    It was a man of the name of Maughan who used to dig up this clay. They don't dig it now because the Protestants were buried too near it and it was thought the two clays were mixing.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilcummin, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    James Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygarry, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Ballygarry, Co. Mayo