School: Raheen (roll number 14117)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Thomas Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 115
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- Saint Abban is the patron saint of the parish of Adamstown. It is said that he founded seven churches in the district. He is buried in the graveyard in Adamstown, and there is a big stone cross about ten feet in height standing over the spot where he was buried.Adamstown or Abbanstown as it used be called received its name from At. Abban. There was a "Blessed Well" in the graveyard one time, but a woman washed clothes in it, and it was never seen in the graveyard again. It sprung up in a field about half a mile away and it is there still.
There are stones in the well and there are drops of blood on them. There is a cure in them for toothache. There is a fish, which is believed to be St. Abban, in the well, but it is very seldom seen.
If a person who had a disease saw this fish he would get cured.
- Collector
- Brigid Curtis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Raheen, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Kinsella
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Raheen, Co. Wexford
