School: Stillorgan (roll number 2472)
- Location:
- Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 173
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- At Lough Gill Co. Sligo there is a ancient holy well. It is situated about five miles from Sligo, in a wild mountain spot. There is a tradition however, that no man should catch the forbidden flatfish from this well. Yet a fisherman through disobedience caught the fish and putting it on the frying pan at once set it to fry on the fire. Whilest the fish was frying, the man gave a sudden shout of alarm, for the fish gave a sudden jump, and by a miracle of God returned to the well. The fish is still to be seen, not by everybody but by holy people, and those who believe in it.
- Collector
- Antony O' Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dundrum, Co. Dublin
- Near Lough Gill Co. Sligo there is an old glen by the wayside. One day whilst a good holy boy, hurried by the glen on his homeward journey from school. When suddenly he felt a slight breeze fan his warm cheeks and a fluttering of wings, he quickly looked round. And there he beheld a woman of wonderous beauty smiling at him, he rubbed his eyes as if in a dream, but sure enough there She stood, dressed in a lovely blue clothing, save for the veil which was as white as snow, a rosary beads in her hands. The boy fell on his knees, and taking out his rosary beads repeated the rosary, like a flash of lightning the lady disappeared.
The next day the same thing took place, but this(continues on next page)
