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School: Batterstown

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Batterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 007

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    There are not many holy wells in this district. There is one in Killyon, and during the year there is not more than fourteen inches of water in it, but on the fifteenth day of August it rises to a height of four feet, and people go in large crowds to celebrate it, and all those that are bad with a toothache take a drink of the water, and it is supposed to cure them.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Rickard
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Luke Rickard
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Doolystown, Co. Meath