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| | "Towards the Goal..." History of the Archdiocese |
 | | Tuam Diocese, stretching from Achill Island to Moore parish on the Shannon, a distance of 120 miles, is the largest in the country. |
 | | Tuam has its own quota of acclaimed saints: Jarlath of Tuam, Feichin of Cong, Macdara of Carna, Colman of Inisboffin, Fursey of Headford, Enda of Aran, Benin of Kilbannon and Cuana of Kilcoona, amongst others. |
 | | In the twentieth century, however, Tuam diocese, under Archbishop Walsh, was to the fore in the provision of secondary schools, especially in the twenty-year period before 1967, when the State made building grants and 'free' post-primary education available. |
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