School: Shanagolden (B.) (roll number 3786)
- Location:
- Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Loingsigh
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- Knockpatrick Well.Knockpatrick is a hill about a mile and a half to the west of Shanagolden. During his missionary tours through Ireland, St. Patrick stopped for some time at the top of this hill, and founded a Church there. The ruins of this Church are still to be seen there, and beside them is a Holy well, the waters of which (according to a local tradition) were blessed by St. Patrick.According to this tradition also, the well sprung up in a miraculous way. It says that after having built the Church he was(continues on next page)