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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 120

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  1. Old Wells (continued)

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  2. Fallen-Over Well

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    In muff there is a saint's well and it is called "Fallen-Over Well." Once upon a time the owner of the well who was a Protestant drowned kittens in it and the well went dry. Every night one of the kittens came in at bedtime and he always had to get it a drink of water to get it to go away. One night he forgot to leave water for the kitten and it mewed and cried all night and would not let him sleep that whole night.
    The next night the man told the priest and the priest told him to go and
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