School: An Ráth Mhór (Clochar) (roll number 13742)

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1. Description of Cathair Crobh Dearg (continued)

   

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   flights from their new frontier and as near as possible to this new cemetery at Cill Cuáin.
   (6) Nuadh Chongbháil monastery is said to have been founded by St Finian Fionn who was born in 490 A.D within a generation of St Patrick's death. If our theory is correct Nuadh Chongbháil would have been very unhealthy for monks not only during the life-time of St Finian Fionn but for long afterwards. The druids at the City would not tolerate within their sphere of influence the encroachment of the tonsured head. The local legend that the Nuadh Chongbháil monastery moved down bodily stoneswoodwork and all from Olladh is very striking and probably retains in a distorted form some unusual historic fort. The mere fact that Nuadh Chongbháil was a ranch house fro Olla would not be sufficient to account for this legend. Such a thing was a quite ordinary occurrence and would scarcely be commemorated by the fantastic stay of to-day. Besides why did any monks settle at all in a place like _____ Monasteries as a rule had an eye to good land in setting up a new foundation. Our theory is hohoval was as near to the City as a Christian could safely enture at the time this monastery was built. The monks were shrewd enough to see that it was only a matter of time until the druids were rooted out of the city and hence bided their time at _______ confident that the day would come when it would be safe for them to take posession of the nice piece of grass in Nuadh Chongbháil, which contains the best land in this whole area. When the druidic power was broken at Cathair Crogh Dearg the monastery at ________ was deserted entirely the monks bringing with them as much as they could (possibly even some of the stones) and the new foundation made in the more genial soil of Nuadh Congbháil St Finian Fionn

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Location

   Gortnagane, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Eugene O' Curry

   Gender

   Male