School: Coratillon
- Location:
- Corratillan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael O' Beirn
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- (continued from previous page)There was a big stone beside the well when it was in Torrewa which broke into three parts. One part remained in Torrewa, another part fell slant-wise in the well at Torrewa, and the third fell on Baron's island in Brackley lough. It seems that the well disappeared from Torrewa, before St. Patricks time, as he rested and baptised children at this well in Ballyleenan.No large crowds go to this well now. In former times the people went in thousands to the well. The old people went in the morning, the middle-aged people went in the afternoon; and the children came in the evening.There used to be standings of all sorts of fruit at the well.There was a man who lived about a furlong from the well, who also had standings.
Most of the people bought from him, and he lived comfortably(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mollie Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Muineal, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs James Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Address
- Muineal, Co. Cavan