School: Killeenkere
- Location:
- Killinkere, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ó Cléirigh
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- St Ultan's well is situated in Mr. Peter McCabe's farm in the townland of Coratinure. It is now gone dry as a nearby drain was sunk and this drained the well. It is built round with flags. Some time ago a white-thorn bush grew over it, but it is now decayed.
Long ago there would be a Pattern Day at the well. Anyone (when) who went to this well left a hanckerchief or some part of his clothing near it. The Pattern Day was on the fourth of December. The Patterns ended about seventy years ago. - Every year my father sets about an acre of potatoes. First he ploughs the ground and then he cross-ploughs(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Gillick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doon, Co. Cavan