School: Glanworth (C.) (roll number 4838)
- Location:
- Glanworth, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 121
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- (continued from previous page)a bush on which pieces of ribbons, sticks etc were put in thanksgiving for favours received.-
A few paces from the Blessed Well is what is called Jack Sheahans Castle built by an eccentric as a shelter for the pilgrims to the Well. - Local tradition has it that if the water of well were boiled, it would turn into blood. - Long ago there was a Golden Tower at the Blessed Well in Chronee. - One day a woman was making the Rounds which consisted of completing the Rosary around the Well. - When she saw coming towards her a rat, which frightened her very much. - He dropped a sovereign longside her, and he continued thus till he had 100 sovereigns. - The woman did not touch them, as she was afraid. - The rat then drew the money back into Tower and he or the money was never seen(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Roche
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen O Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glanworth, Co. Cork