School: Creagán Buí, Cora Finne
- Location:
- Craggaunboy, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Consaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0612, Page 521
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- (continued from previous page)15 Yes. Medals blessed cords. When passers by go to drink water.
16 A "round" was not supposed to be complete in olden times unless the same acts of devotion at Loc Fergus mentioned above were performed. A person should also sit on a chair stone on the margin of the lake on which the saint used sit and rest. A special track across the lands of Gurteen between the well and lake is supposed to be the route taken by the saint. An eel is sometimes seen at the well. The appearance of the eel is supposed to be a sure sign that a person gets his request. A trout is also seen in the well. It is considered unlucky to meddle with those fish.
17 No. Misfortune fell on person who pulled other ash trees which were planted round the well.
18 Application for photographer could be made to Joseph Authur, Ennistymon.
- Collector
- Mary Mee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moanreel North, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Martin O Looney
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Timothy Reidy
- Gender
- Male
