1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Leargán Buidhe (C.)

School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 387

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 387

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Leargán Buidhe (C.)
  2. XML Page 387
  3. XML “Our Holy Wells”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Our Holy Wells (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    the well and there is also near it a hollow stone, said to be the imprint of St. Patrick's knee. On Garland Sunday people visit the well and go round it three times on their knees, saying one Our Father and three Hail Mary's each time.
    The holywell in Holywell is about three miles from Ballyhaunis. It was blessed by St. Patrick on his journey from Aghamore to Granlahan. He is supposed to have passed through Larganboy to Derrymore and Lassinay and then by Hollywell into Ballyhaunis. He baptized people in the well at Hollywell and here also a stone bearing the imprint of his knee is to be seen. A thorn bush overhangs this well. On Garland
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs. Bridget Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larganboy East, Co. Mayo