Scoil: Baile Locha Riabhach (Clochar)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Retreat of O'Sullivan Beare (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   In the well known prose epic "The pursuit of Diarmuid and Igraine we find Din had pursued the pair to woods of Doire Dhabhoth where they had taken shelter. The wood referred to was situated within a valley in the Cacrairge range known to day as the valley of "Chevy Chase" lying between Lough Cutra and Lough Greine. The Lady Cacrairge grand-daughter of Tinde (Tuatha De Dan) Gave her name to those hills. She married Fergus Mac Ruide who held-mts. by right of his office as cupbearer to the King. He gave the mountain valleys to feed the cows, which his Lady brought with her as her daiory. Two of the cows which were previously remarkable for their fruitfulness and abundant milk supplies were placed on on either side of the river. But as the river divided the fertile from the fomen districts, the result was naturally a a diminished yield on the part of less fortunate of those interesting cattle Hence the river is called "The River of the two Milch Cows."

   It is generally assumed that our National Apostle never preached in County Galway. It may be interesting to note a Statement, here which O Curry casually advances on the authority of one of our anchient poems "The Dialogue of our anchient Nunn" to the effect that St Partrick on one occasion passed through Limerick, Sliab Cacraige and other places into Hy Maine on his way to the Royal Palace at Roscommon. As the Sliab Cacraige are mostly in Galway it follows that most of the Kilmacdfuagh Diocese was sanctified by his footsteps.

   There is a well sustained popular tradition in the

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)
         1. Ó Súilleabháin Béarra (~30)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   Rev. Father Francis O.D.C.

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Gairm bheatha

   Priest (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Baile Locha Riach, Co. na Gaillimhe