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School: Cuar an Chláir (C)

Location:
Cooraclare, Co. Clare
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Máiréad, Bean Uí Mháirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0631, Page 107

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  1. St Senan's (continued)

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    On the north side of a hill beside the old road formerly leading from Cooraclare to Kilrush. There is a low protecting wall round it.
    Patron Saint- St.Senan
    No other names for well.
    There are no fixed dates for rounds but it must be visited after sunset.
    For the cure of sore eyes.
    No special rounds but to say prayers.
    Decades of the Rosary.
    Water is not drunk or carried away but applied to eyes.
    Any offering may be left.
    Such things as medals, small statues, often small articles of apparel as buttons etc are left there.
    Beside the well
    No.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Legend

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    St. Senan's mother when visiting some friends near Mt. Callan took the child with her and as she was passing by this well she stopped and gave a drink to the child, also took a drink herself, and as the day was hot she bathed the child's eyes with some of the water.
    Water will boil if profaned. Persons whose eyes are cured allege they have seen small trout at the bottom of the well after washing the eyes. It is unlucky to meddle with the fish.
    It dates from the infancy of St. Senan..
    Yes
    There is a 25 inch Ordnance map available.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    3. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Domhnall Ó h-Eireamhóin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Cooraclare, Co. Clare