School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 023
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- (continued from previous page)still lie on an old altar.
Just about a yard or two outside the door of the church is an old broken cross. The arms and upper portion are broken off and trace of them cannot be found and nothing is left but a portion of the mast. It is said that a mason who was building a house wanted a nice flat stone. He saw the stone and said that would be a suitable one. He struck the cross and at moment he died.
About two yards away at the eastern side of the church is a large stone slab with a great deal of writing on it but now the words are scarcely discernable.
In another field is a well of pure clear water and the east of this is a round circle of stones with two large holes in the centre of the floor. Here is was supposed the saint lived and he knelt in the two holes when he was praying.
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- Collector
- Malachy Brett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappauniac, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Brett
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Cappauniac, Co. Tipperary
