School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)a man Moore was hanged somewhere near this well.
In the townland of Ballymacrow there is a blessed well. It is said that some hundred years ago there was a convent situated in the townland. - There is a stone trough in the middle of the graveyard in Cranareen. It is supposed to be a holy water font belonging to a chapel stood on this place. The water in this font never dries up even on the hottest day in Summer. There is always a small amount of clear cool water in the font. By dipping the affected part three times in the water of this font people is able to be cured of warts.
- Informant
- Winnie Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Slievereagh Lower, Co. Wicklow
- There are several holy wells in the parish but there are few who know where they are.(continues on next page)