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School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)

Location:
Tonroe, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Giobaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 38

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    well his sight was restored. Then the well was blessed by this Bishop Phillips. There is a stone over the blessed well with a cross engraved on it. This stone was stolen first by a herd and put in a gap to stop sheep.Next morning it was brought mysteriously to the blessed well and the cross engraved on it. This well is named as Saint Agatha's well, or some old people call it "mo chuid" which means my share. There is a special devotion to this well on three months of the year. Numbers of cure's happened there. This Bishop Phillips died in Cloonmore and his remains were brought to, and buried in the abbey of Orlar.
    After Bishop Phillips died the catholic church was changed into a barrack. The barrack did not last long and after this the property of Cloonmore was bought over by a cruel landlord called Phillips.
    According to sayings of the old people the Phillips family will be always remembered as cruel
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Gabhláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonnagh, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Giollaruaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonroe, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Kilroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tonroe, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Walter Sherlock
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tonnagh, Co. Mayo