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School: Kilcleagh (Mixed) (roll number 14742)

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Kilcleagh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Murphy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 152

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    around the bush and say five Our Fathers and five Hail Marys three times. People do not use the water from the well in Clonalten for household puposes as it is siad to be unlucky.
    A man tried to close the well at Clonalter but when he went to milk the cows they were dry so he went back and cleaned up the well and the cows milked as usual.
    Annie Claffey
    Killogenehan
    Fandnum
    Athlone
    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
    Annie Claffey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killogeenaghan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs P. Claffey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    49
    Address
    Killogeenaghan, Co. Westmeath