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Independent, Cath Cairnd Chonaill, Foras feasa ar Éirinn, Acta sanctorum Hiberniae
Guaire Aidne, Cumméne Fota and Caimín of Inis Celtraform undefined
Scéla Pátraic ocus Luigdech meic Lóegairi
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Medieval Irish legend about St Patrick, Lugaid son of Lóegaire mac Néill, king of Tara, and Michael the archangel. It is an aetiological anecdote which serves to account for the custom of ‘St Michael’s portion’ at Michaelmas, when sheep would be slaughtered to provide for the poor.
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