School: Cill Dara (Pres. Convent) (roll number 15599)
- Location:
- Kildare, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Sr. Philomena
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0779, Page 053
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- (continued from previous page)the cloak to extend so that it covered all now known as the Curragh.
These delightful plains were known as St. Brigids Pasturage. St. Brigid never prevented the neighbouring people from turning their cattle to graze upon the land, but no one dare enter a plough. The story is told that although the cattle of the whole Province may have clipped the grass close to the ground in the evening, it appeared as high as ever, the following morning as if it had been said of these pastures: -
"And as much as the herds crop during the long day,
So much does the cold dew restore during the night."
