School: Kinnitty
- Location:
- Kinnitty, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)Our Local Saintunder Henry V111 (1536 - 1539)Colgan writes: St. Finan, surnamed Cam, of Ceann Eitigh at Sliabh Bladhma, sprung from the tribe of Corcaduibhne (now Corcaguiney) Co. Kerry. The Irish Calendar records Fionan Cam a Chinn Eitigh agus a Sliabh Bladhma (Fionan the Stooped of Kinnitty and of Slieve Bloom) his festival April 7th. The same entries are found in the Leabhar Breac.
- Legends of St. FinianMany legends are told of St. Fionan in the ancient lives of the Saint.St. Brendan whose disciple St. Fionan was said to him on a day."My brother it is not expedient that both of us should dwell in the same place; but it is right that both of us should establish monasteries in places apart". Fionan thereupon begged a blessing of Brendan and prepared to depart. "Go my son, said Brendan, to the mountain called Bladhma and there remain when you shall meet a drove of wild boars".Taking leave of Brendan, Fionan journeyed toward Sliabh Bladhma and as the holy Senior(continues on next page)
