School: Brosna (C.) (roll number 13019)
- Location:
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhúnaighe
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- There is but one holy well in my district. It is called after St Moling, who was born near the side of it where his home was.
During the month of May, visits are paid by the people of the surrounding districts. There are five humps around the well and on every one of these a decade of the Rosary is said. This is done three times. Then the people who are doing the rounds go to the well and drink some of the water and if they have any sores, they also run the water to them. They then make a cross of rushes and drop it into the well. If whatever request you asked is granted a fish will appear in the water.
Mrs Ben gurney was one time praying at the well and she saw a fish in the water. Sometime after she had a son and called him Moling.
The water was taken once to boil for the tea. But ut never boiled.
Maureen Leahy
Got from Aeneus Leahy Aug 40
Brosna, Co Kerry
- Collector
- Maureen Leahy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Aeneas Leahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
