School: Cill Cruain (C) (roll number 11187)
- Location:
- Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Brighid Ní Náradaigh Cáit Bean Uí Standúin
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- (continued from previous page)have to perform different "rounds" First they say fifteen Paters, fifteen Aves and glorias. Then they pick up five small stones and march around the well five saying each time five Paters, five Aves and five Glorias. They throw away one stone each time when one round is completed. Next they repeat the fifteen Paters, fifteen Aves and fifteen Glorias. They they go to St Patricks bed and repeat five times the above prayers. Then they go to St. Patricks knee and say five Paters, five Aves and five Glorias. At St. Patrick's statue they say their choice prayers. They then wash their hands and face in a little stream near by. When leaving the well they take three drops of water in honour of the Blessed Trinity.
Every holy well in Ireland is called after some Saint. It is said that the Saints had to connection with(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary E. Galvin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Treanboy, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mary Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilsallagh, Co. Galway