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School: Kilkenny Convent (roll number 13885)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr. Borgin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 347

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    (continued from previous page)
    immediately he got his sight.
    In years gone by the priest of the parish held Benediction there. The people paid to have a cross built there.
    Cure.
    A boy from Kilkenny by the name of O'Mara was told by the doctor he would loose his eye sight. He did the pilgrimage by going out to St Fiacre's well for nine nights and on 9th he got his request and his sight never more troubled him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wallslough, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Paddy Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilree, Co. Kilkenny