School: Tullycanna
- Location:
- Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Tomás de Buitléir
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- The local saints of this district are St Ambrose of Ambrosetown, St Kevin of Kilcavan and St Emog of Cullenstown. There is a ruined church in honour of each of them.
In Kilcavan there is a well in honour of St Kevin. It is now situated about a half mile from the churchyard and some years ago it was outside the churchyard gate but a woman from the neighbourhood washed clothes in it and during the night it was changed from the churchyard gate to a field about half a mile away. There is a railing around it and the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Alice White
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Maxboley, Co. Wexford