School: Kilberry (roll number 2533)
- Location:
- Kilberry, Co. Meath
- Teacher: -
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- Tobar-a-Killeen is situated near the castle in Clongill. There is a well in Tobar-a-Killeen. It is in a field called the near field. There is no special day for visiting it. The field belongs to James Reilly. For a headache or vomiting the water is raised against the stream. But for any other sickness the water is raised with the stream. You have to be there before sunrise and after sunset. There is a lone bush about 150 yards from the well.
- There is a field in Clongill and it belongs to James Reilly. There is a well in the field and it belongs to Saint Killian. It is visited by the people. The water is drunk for headaches or vomiting. The water is raised against the stream for other diseases. The water has to be lifted after sunset or before sunrise. The people have to say one Pater and three Aves. There is a lone bush 150 yards from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Doggett
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John MC Caffrey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Rathcoon, Co. Meath