School: Aghadachor (Aghador)
- Location:
- Aghadachor, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire T. Ní Bhréasláin
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- (continued from previous page)to drink. he saw a well in the rock, and drank the water which was his only food while he stayed there. After this he blessed the well and anyone who has an ailment and goes to it gets cured. The prayers to be said are three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys in honer of the Blessed Trinity.
- The Creevy well is visited on a Sunday or holy day. The people make a turas and say certain prayers. Every one that has the toothache will be cured. The people drink the water and take some home with them.
Some people leave rosary beads or medals or something else on the bush above it. There is a lot of bushes beside the well.- Collector
- Patrick Mc Gettigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenree, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Pat Mc Gettigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Glenree, Co. Donegal
- People visit it on Sundays and have to go three times. They say prayers at it. A lot of people get cured. A girl named Mary Gallagher was cured of the toothache. Some people drink(continues on next page)