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School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

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Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 232

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    “There is a cure in the water from St Abbies well, Knock well and other wells round.”

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    There is a cure in the water from St. Abbies well, Knock well and other wells round.
    People measure St. Abbies Statue with ribbon and get it blessed. If people had faith in that ribbon and if they got sick or had a pain and tied the ribbon round the place where the pain was it would cure them.
    Keep that ribbon in the house.
    Long ago when St. Abbie existed, people
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. accessories (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dellie O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs T. O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway