School: Cnoc an Choillín, Cootehall
- Location:
- Knockaculleen or Hollymount, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire Ní Mhártain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 062
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- (continued from previous page)house again. There is a well not far from it. It is supposed to be a holy well.
- There are two stone serpents in the townland of "Knocknapeist" (?) which is about half a mile from Eastersnow a (?) from the road leading to Ardcarne. In Irish " Cnoc na bPiast " which means hill of the Serpents.These serpents used to jump from hill to hill and devour people they met. St Patrick heard of these serpents. He was told not to go near them, but he cared not. He met the serpents(continues on next page)
