School: Killea (roll number 14460)
- Location:
- Killea, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0546, Page 003
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- (continued from previous page)It sprang up in Thubber, but the tree well was the Blessed well of long ago.St. James's Well is in the parish of Killea in the townland of (-) Its position is clearly marked on Ordnance map No.Visits are not now made to the well. Many years ago visits used be made on Aug. 15th. There were no recognised prayers or rounds.
Pilgrims left some offerings, very often medals, rosaries, pins, rags or buttons.
Some people used drink the water.There is scarcely a trace of the well there now. It appears an animal fell into the well, and before the beast could be relieved it was necessary to dig a pit and the well was partly filled in. Old people used say that the wood of the tree which grew beside the well would not burn.One of the neighbours however cut a number of branches off the tree and burned them.
Kitty Quinn, aged 80 years of Killea says that when the informer who had Boockan hanged went to the well it disappeared from the tree and went up the hill to where it is now.
- Informant
- Stephen Treacy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Park, Co. Tipperary
