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School: Culmullen (roll number 1904)

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Culmullin, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Mc Carthy
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  1. On St Nicholas' Well

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    On the side of a little by-road at Culmullen is St. Nicholas's Well. There are big stone flags fixed all around, and it is paled all around. There is no pattern or pilgrimage to it, and no one remembers one being held there. There is a cure for a headache in the water, and there is a superstition that if any girl goes and drinks the water just before midnight, she is sure to be married.
    The well never runs dry and the water is very cold
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Culmullin, Co. Meath