School: Dunboyne (C.) (roll number 15917)
- Location:
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Teachers: Seosaimhín Ní Chonmidhe Uná Frinse
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- Loughsallagh Graveyard
Situated half a mile east of Dunboyne village.
A Holy Well in graveyard: st Michaels. A cure of toothache. Each time a person comes for the cure he throws a pin into the well. The pins used in sheets at a "wake" were also brought put into the well.
It is said that a tinker once washed his stockings in the well and ever since the well is dry.
(James Moran) 1935When a person was being buried in Dunboyne graveyard, the corpse was carried in a big sheet and the pins used in pinning sheet were thrown into a well in the graveyard. There was a cure for headache in the water. No water in the well now. (M. Kelly 1935 heard from grandfather born in Dunboyne 1852). - 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.
- Informant
- Mrs Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath