School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh (roll number 9190)
- Location:
- Boher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Margaret A. Malone
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 274](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0538%2FCBES_0538_274.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 274
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh
- XML Page 274
- XML “Wells”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- There is a well in our field in Curraghmore and the people call it The Spa Well. It is down in a glen under a high field and the spring is coming out from under the field. There is a red sort of slime coming out with the water. The water contains iron and it is good for the blood. People come there on a Sunday and drink out of it.
The people tell that the landlord's wife, Mrs Poe, came there and took a sample of the water. She was supposed to have it tested and found out it that it was a very good iron well. There was a rumour at this time that she was going to build a(continues on next page)- Collector
- John O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Michael O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary