School: Burrane, Inis (roll number 13738)

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1. Life Sketch of Saint Senan (continued)

   

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   Great Britain and even from the Continent - all eager to be taught by this saintly person and his associates. Scattery Island earned the reputation of being a famous seat of Religion and Learning. It was said that there were at one time three thousand students and sixty bishops in Scattery Island. St Senan would allow no woman to live on or even land on the Island. He even prevented his kinwoman St Connera from entering the Island. It was said that she lived in one of the islands of Lough Derg (probably Holy Island or Iniscaltra). One time she made a splendid set of Vestments for St Senan and wished to present them to him personally. He would not allow her to come to his Island but sent her a message to put the vestments when finished into a box and float them down the Shannon and that he would get them Tradition tells us that she did as St Senan had directed and the Box with its precious contents arrived safely on Scattery Island. Feeling her end approaching and wishing to receive her last Holy Communion from her saintly relative St. Cannera - some years later - set out by boat for Scattery Island without informing St Senan He, However, knew of her intention and me the boat when it arrived in Scattery Island and commanded her not to land. He then gave her Holy Communion in the boat after which she died. St Senan had her body buried at low-water mark. The fishermen of Scattery

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Twomey

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher