School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)
- Location:
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mrs E. Jordan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 388
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - When St Patrick came to Ireland in the year 432 he visited a lot of places around Boyle. He rested at St Patrick's well which is about a quarter of a mile from Boyle and he blessed it and the impression of his two knees are in a flag near by.
At Ardcarne about four miles from Boyle he changed two serpents into two stones.
At Ballinultha he was refused a drink and the people of Ballinalutha stole his horses. At Assylin his chariot fell into the water and (he) cursed one side and said that there would be no fish in it and he blessed the other side and said that it would abound with fish.(continues on next page)
