School: Tisrara (B.) (roll number 3963)
- Location:
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: P. Ó Flaithbheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 455
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- There are no Holy Wells in this parish. In the adjoining parishes there are, St. Patrick's Well in the townlands of Cornapallis and in the parish of Athleague. St. Brigid's Well in the townland of Brideswell and in the parish of Cam. St. Kevin's Well in the townland of Cornamucklin and in the parish of Ahascragh. People visit St. Patrick's Well and St. Brigid's Well the last Sunday in July and visit St. Kevin's Well about the fifteenth of October. Each person goes around the Well fifteen times. Invalids often drink the water or rub it into the affected parts. St. Patrick's Well has a cure for sore feet and St. Brigid's Well has a cure for teethaches.The story connected with St. Kevin's Well is, there was once a man who lived near the Well. One night he took away the cross and thought that by doing so he would stop the(continues on next page)
