School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn
- Location:
- Callan, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Síle
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- (continued from previous page)with box and laurel or any flowers that were to be got at that time of the year, and at the head of some lately deceased young maiden's grave is placed the Branch of Virginity decorated with white ribbons.In Tullamaine about two miles from Callan there's a well called by the people Couchlan's well or some call it St. Catherines well, there used to be a pattern held there on the 21st January, a legend was told about this well, that there was a maiden be-headed there and to the present day the stones are spotted with red and it is said that it was the(continues on next page)
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- Eibhlín Ní Liathán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baunta, Co. Kilkenny