School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)
- Location:
- Cluain Laighean, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Annie Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 188
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Collumkill's WellBetween Westport and Lecroy is a well blessed by Columcille. It contains 3 blessed trout which appear whenever a cure is to be wrought but disappear when there is none to be wrought.
- In Cromwells time churches were destroyed priests hunted etc. thrown into prison. Innisboffin was converted into a Penal Settlement. It was exposed to the rigors of the Atlantic.
Prisoners were badly fed, badly housed etc. Shantels composed of upturned boats and driftwood. Lived on fish, herbs and water. Many of noble birth. There was a garrison on the Island of Cromwellian soldiers.
Rory O'more was a prisoner there but(continues on next page)
