School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)
- Location:
- Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 107
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- (continued from previous page)by the name of Father Duyre who got a piece of the stone and worked a wireless with it.
There is another well in a place called Ballincarty. The water of this well cures toothaches and sore eyes. You are supposed to take a mouthful of the water. There are three crosses at the well the person is to knell down at each cross and say a prayer to the Saint. the saints name is Standeclaus. Ballincanty is about two miles East of Mount Bolus.
- There is a well in our wood called the priests well. This got its name in account of a priest hiding himself there in the penal times. The priests name was Father Molloy. This well never goes dry.
- Collector
- John Cash
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killoughy, Co. Offaly
