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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 50

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    water-stealing thieves could not steal any more of it.
    Long ago large numbers of people visited this well, walked around it a good many times and prayed while doing so. When those pilgrims had finished the rounds of praying some would leave copper coins and others pins or pieces of cloth on the crevices of the little tower to remunerate in some little way for the robbery. Tradition says that St. Kevin did not get all the copper coins that were intended for him.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mulhern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr James O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo