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School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally

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Galbally, Co. Limerick
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Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 104

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  1. The Blessed Stone (Gurtavoher) (continued)

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    water font long ago in a chapel which is said to have been up in Mr Malachy Grogan's field. This field is still called the Coill (Cill) field.
    There are six holes in the stone and there is water in them all the year round. It is said that if we have warts or any other sores on our hands and if we wash them in the water in the stone we will get cured.
    Long ago when people passed this stone they used to bless themselves with the water. That is not done now.
    There were a lot of houses around the chapel long ago and that part of Gurtavoher was called Faggot Street.
    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
    Nellie Power
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Maher
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stonepark, Co. Tipperary