School: Ballyshannon, Kilcullen (roll number 15456)
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Margaret Dowling
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A Holy Well
Every country has its patron Saint, Irelands patron saint is Saint Patrick. it was Saint Patrick who brought the true faith to Ireland, there are many wells and stones kept in memory of him. There is a well in Glassely in memory of Saint Patrick, a lot of people visit it every Saint Patrick's Day and carry away the water in bottles. There was a stone near by which bears the footstep of the Saint.
There are many cures attributed to the water, people leave metals and beads and prayerbooks in respect.
Collected by Eileen Dowling
adress and age - Thomastown, Kilcullen, Co Kildare
13 years
From whom obtained - from my father- Collector
- Mary Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Tippeenan Upper, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mr Dunne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tippeenan Upper, Co. Kildare
- Once a certain man was in Kilcullen late at night and he wished to leave it in good time so as not to be caught on Rathnow Hill at twelve o'clock because there is a rath there, and also a graveyard. People say that there are spirits to be seen on the hill at night at twelve o'clock.
This man however was amusing(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen Dowling
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mr Dowling
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Kildare