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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16349)

Location:
Dromore, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
John Noonan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 13

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    In the townland of Kiltown there is a well called St Patrick's well. The water is supposed to cure all skin diseases. Once it was filled in by a Protestant owner of the land. He met with such misfortune that he reopened the well and it has never been filled since.
    The Fever Well.
    In Mullingar there is a well known as the Fever Well. The water is very cold. It was blessed by a priest in Penal Days. The sufferer drinks the water.
    St Davadog's.
    This well is in Lismulaghduff. Davadoy was a saint from Fanad. He was on a pilgrimage to Lough Derg. He was very tired and thirsty. The water
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Devine
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