School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
- Location:
- Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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- There is a holy well in the middle of Knockion wood, which is in the townland of Streamstown in the parish of Mayne and in the county Westmeath. People used to visit it on the fifteenth of August but they do not now.One night saint Ion noticed that he had no water for Mass the following morning, and he went out to where the grisset well now is and said that there would be water there before(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Bruton
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr James Bruton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringstown, Co. Westmeath