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School: Mountmellick Convent (roll number 7183)

Location:
Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr E. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 041

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 041

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  1. St Fintan's Well (continued)

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    numbers visit the well even though at this part of the year the route sometimes be very unpleasant. There are many legends attached to the well.It is said that St,Fintan is in the well in the form of a trout,but it is only very holy people who are granted the favour of seeing this fish.It is supposed to have one blind eye. On one occasion a family living nearby took some of the water from the well for domestic purposes but after leaving the water on the fire for a considerable length of time noticed that it would not boil, and as a result put a fork in the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clontygar, Co. Laois