School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)
- Location:
- Killeen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 447
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to the corner of the field and got the well and she went home and did not wash in it anymore and no one ever used it for household purposes anymore.
My mother told me all this information and she is years.
May Fagan, Leitrim, Mostrim.
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Our Hold Wells There are three Holy wells in our district that I know two of St Patricks and one of St. Bernadette. One of St. Patricks wells is in a field near Granardkille chapel and the people go to it once a year in March and say the rosary in Irish at it.
If they had teethaches they would rub some of the water that is in it to their jaws and if they had sore throats they would rub some of the water to their necks. It cures other sores also.
When the people go to it if they have any sores after having(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Cunningham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tonywardan, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Michael Cunningham
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 39
