School: Raheenagh (B.), Ráthluirc (roll number 10814)
- Location:
- Raheenagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Gríobhtha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0493, Page 034
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Killeedy was the home of sanctity. To it crowded the crippled, the blind and the dumb. It was endowed with the Divine gift of miracles, prophesy and several came to her for advice in their labours. She loved Killeedy and ever prayed for its people as the way they received her at first touched her tender heart.
She only possessed while in Killeedy a little black ass which she was very fond. It happened one time that this animal strayed as far as Tournafulla a village a few miles to the west of Killeedy. When the people of that district saw the strange rambling animal they set their chasing it and drove him across the Feale which flows through the neighbourhood. The Saint missing the donkey set out in search of him and when she heard that her donkey had been ill treated she became quite angry and it is said she cursed the place.
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- Collector
- Patrick Roche
- Gender
- Male
