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School: Ráithín, Mainistir Laoighse (roll number 16667)

Location:
Raheen, Co. Laois
Teacher:
C. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 104

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    said that St. Fintan is in it in the form of a trout. This fish is supposed to have one blind eye. On one occasion a family living nearby took some of the water. It was put in a kettle but after some time it was noticed that it would not boil. A fork was put into the vessel in which the water was, to see if there was anything in it which would prevent it from boiling. The trout was in the water and the fork stuck in its eye. The trout was afterwards noticed to have one blind eye. It is only very holy people
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Bergin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mary B. Bergin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Laois