School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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- Holy WellsThere is a holy well near the Moreabbey. It is situated near Mr Mullaney's gate (Park). It is called after St Francis. It is said to cure sore eyes. Invalids rub the water to their eyes and they also do rounds at the well.It is said that this well was once on the opposite side of the road. Two men were fighting near the well one day and they were cut during the fight. They washed their cuts in the well and then the well moved to the other side of the road. There is a holy well in Ballylanders. It is called Our Lady's Well. It is visited by people on the 15th August - pattern day. There are a lot of relics near the well. People leave rags hanging on bushes near the well. They say that when the rags rot they will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mícheál Mac Flannchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Miss Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Limerick