School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 163
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- (continued from previous page)the light could be seen. Some years after the pool moved back to where it was at first and the light could not be seen any more. The pool is now known by the name of Poll Hackleen".
- There is an old well in a field called Park na Crois in Ballydrum and it is supposed to be a holy well.
Long ago the people used to go to this well to get rid of toothache and warts. When the people would want to get rid of the toothache they would go to the well three times a day and leave a pin at the(continues on next page) - Collector
- John T. Edgeworth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydrum, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Dan Steele
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Ballydrum, Co. Longford
