School: Béal Átha Gearr
- Location:
- Ballygar, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Labhrás Ó Síoráin
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- (continued from previous page)which surround the pond. Generally flowers or rushes are used to count the rounds. The number used is fourteen.The prayers said are Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory. There are no special traditional prayers said. The water of the well is considered efficacious for people who are dying and it has been said that it is efficacious for the relief of sores. No matter how bad a person is or what his ailment may be, he can drink the water of the well.An old man was sick and could not take anything but a drink of the water from St. Brendan's Well. This old man lived about two miles from the well and he used to send for the water regularly.
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- Collector
- Labhrás Ó Síoráin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Ballaghlea, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Mc Dermot
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Saint Brendan's or Cregganagrogy, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Saint Brendan's or Cregganagrogy, Co. Galway