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1. How a Round Was Made (continued)

   

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   Having performed the "rounds" across the river, the pilgrim next visits the Blessed well.
   To get to this one requires a steady nerve and must also exercise particular care. The path to the well is down right beside the water fall along wet, moss grown, slippery ledges. To miss or slip would mean a nasty fall.
   Five rounds are made around the well through the water, which as I said before, always covers the rock. Beside the well "on the rock" interlined with carats in same hand] can be seen the impression of a footprint. When making a round the pilgrim always places his right ["foot" interlined with carat in same hand] on this impression.
   The "Bed" is next visited. One must cross the river to get to there. The entrance to the "bed" is on the course of the river about one quarter of the breadth of the river from the southern bank. one must crawl on hands and knees inside in the bed and five rounds on the bare knees

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   Topics

   1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Tomás Ó Maonaigh

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Ballynacally, Co. Clare