School: Scoil an Chlochair, Dún Bleisce (roll number 14625)
- Location:
- Doon, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 255
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- "Tubberavora Well"
In the towns land of Ballyovreen between Murroe and Cappamore Co. Limerick there is also a blessed well it is about three hundred yard in from the public road and is situated in the centre of a wood. It is said that Saint Patrick passed, that way and blessed the well. The water of the well was known to be a great cure for sight.
In the townsland of Cappanuke between Murroe, and Cappamore Co. Limerick there is a well but it is not a blessed well. It is less than a quarter of a mile from the public road and situated at the end of a meadow and close to a foot of a hill. in the days gone by fairies were seen dancing around it at early dawn on the top pf this hill was a grave yard where several children were buried it is now a grazing field.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Munnia, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs O' Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Munnia, Co. Tipperary
