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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Teampoll Mór (roll number 9407)

Location:
Templemore, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 185

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    Our Holy Wells
    About two miles away from our house there is a holy well. It is situated in the parish of Killea.
    Formerly this well was supposed to be beside the road near where the churchyard of Killea is. A large tree grew beside it and shaded the well. Monks lived in the vicinity at that time and the story goes that they were all killed one morning and that the well had disappeared.
    The people went in search of the well and found it in a field about
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nell O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    College Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr M. O' Meara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    College Hill, Co. Tipperary