School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

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   slept beside a holy well in Carrigans and a man came down to him. St. Patrick gave the man a cross and told him he would be rich and holy while he would have the cross.

   

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2. The Local Patron Saint

   

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   There is a Holy Well in Upper Carrigans named Jim McGetterick's well. This well is so small that you could hardly get a bucket into it. There is a small little bush growing one side of this well. There is a big stone in the front of the Well, and there is a hollow in this stone which holds some water. Many people say that St. Patrick

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Annie Conlon

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knockadalteen, Co. Sligo