Scoil: Naomh Breandán (B.), Blennerville (uimhir rolla 16898)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. (gan teideal)

   “In the time of Queen Elizabeth there was a monastery at Annagh church, now in ruins...”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   In the time of Queen Elizabeth there was a monastery at Annagh church, now in ruins and used as a burying ground. Ten monks who were all devout men and very learned lived in the monastery. They preached the Christian Religion to the local people, celebrated holy mass for them, taught them young and old the divine truths of their holy religion. They cultivated some land round about the monastery, they raised crops, and kept a storehouse of food against the scarce times. From this storehouse they distributed alms to the poor with their blessings and advice as well.
   The Queen's soldiers had come into North Kerry and the monks feared that these rude soldiers would come on them unawares, so each day they sent out one of their party on horseback to reconnoitre.
   The soldiers suddenly fell upon him North of the present town of Tralee. One of them struck him with a blow of his sword and severed the head from the trunk. The body stiffened and remained on the back of the horse which galloped back to the monastery. When the monks saw the dead body on the back of the horse they knew that the Queen's soldiers had arrived in the locality

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Mícheál Ó Scannaill

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Gairm bheatha

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

   Faisnéiseoir

   Pat O Shea

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

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