School: Stranorlar
- Location:
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 83
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“Long ago the priests and monks were afraid to say mass in Churches.”
Long ago the priests and monks were afraid to say Mass in Churches because of the soldiers and robbers.
One day a priest and his followers were saying Mass in a field in Meenavoy. The priest lit a red candle and set it on a small stone. After a few Drops of the candle grease had fallen on the ground a holy well sprang up from the ground and it is there to the present day and no matter how much the wind blew it could not tumble the little red candle.
- Collector
- Mary Mulrine
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal