School: Dúndroma (roll number 13818)
- Location:
- Dundrum, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mrs Ester Jackson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 114
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- There is a holy well in Mr. Ryan's field the town land of Muck, parish of Ballintemple, Barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, Co Tip.
It is very deep and about three feet broad, and there is a stream running out of it. It is said that if you got into it you would never get out. There is a bush growing over it, Mr. Ryan tried to fill it in but he failed After putting in several loads of stones he gave it up for the spring was too strong.
There is an old story told about a fish, a big pike, which was supposed to live in the well. The land then belonged to a Mr Scully from whom Mr Ryan bought it. Mr Scully tried to catch the fish, but he failed the first time. He tried the second time but he caught him. The fish was so old that he said you could be boiling him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Graves
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballintemple, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Robert Graves
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballintemple, Co. Tipperary
