School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)
- Location:
- Burnfort, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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- In Newberry Graveyard in the parrish of Glantane, Mallow, in Father Kelleher's grave. Many people come and pay rewards at this grave during the year to [?] and [?] request.
The first person who ever paid rounds to this priests' grave was a woman from Kerry who had a crippled son. She had a dream that if she visited a certain priest's grave in a certain place and prayed there, her son would be cured. She rose up and after inquiring her way all along from the people [?] came to Fr. Kelleher's grave in Newberry. Tradition says her request was granted. - The pilgrim must visit the grave once every Wednesday before noon for three Wednesdays and pray.
The prayers said are a decade of the Rosary at each of the four corners of the ground (it does not matter at [?] corner person begins) and say fifth decade for [?] Fr. Kelleher's soul. Next the pilgrim takes a bottle of natural water which he has brought with him and plants three pinches of earth from the [?] into the bottle in however the Blessed Trinity. He brings home the bottle and applies water to some or(continues on next page)- Collector
- Donal Archdeacon
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Mrs J. Dennehy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Drommahane, Co. Cork