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School: Ringaskiddy (Mixed) (roll number 14710)

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Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Suibhne
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    “Roan Og's well or Eoin Og's well or St John's well is in Ballea a quarter of a mile outside Carrigaline.”

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    Crutches are often thrown away by people at the well. There is a little fish in the well and whoever sees the fish expects to be cured. When people are leaving after the rounds they take a bottle of the water with them. They drink some of it and wash sores with the remainder or it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lelia Mc Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Margaret Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    84
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Carrigaline, Co. Cork