School: Bansha (B.) (roll number 11964)
- Location:
- Bansha, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Peter Horgan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 171
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Story of a WellAt Curaheen about six miles from Thurles a well is situated at the end of a boreen. About the year 1920 a young man told a story that he saw the figure of Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin standing at the well. The news spread about quickly until people from Cashel and the surrounding districts heard of it. It was not long until buses and motor-cars came laden with people, pilgrims and invalids from Belfast, Dublin and all the chief towns of Ireland to see the well and get some of the water. Some of the rich people would give apound to get as much as a glass of it. This carried on for a few months until some im-(continues on next page)
