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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 065

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    and flower-beds.
    It is the shrine of St Michael the Archangel, It is 300 years old and has an extraordinary history.
    A certain woman from the neighbouring parish of Tully crime dreamt three different times that the Archangel Michael had appeared to her and told her to go and find the well. She had been suffering for a long time from some sickness.
    Accompanied by her son, she came to the parish priest and told him. They went to the place that she ha dreamt of and near a little patch of rushes they discovered the well, the woman was cured immediatly.
    People come from all West
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charlotte Wilson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Charles Wilson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick