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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

Location:
Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 128

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    that in olden times Saint Brigid fed the pilgrims who went there fasting with fish and that for a long time the field in which the well is, was called the field of the fish. The water of the this well is quite clear but it will not boil. It is not carried away.
    In olden times there was a pilgrimage to this there was a pilgrimage to this well in the month of August. People went three times on Monday, Thursday, and on the following Monday. They said a decade of the Rosary each time in honour of Saint Brigid. Saint Brigid is the Patron Saint
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Ledwith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Edward York
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Barney, Co. Longford