School: Cill Chaoi

Location:
Kilkee, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Anraoi Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 202

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 202

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  1. XML School: Cill Chaoi
  2. XML Page 202
  3. XML “St Martin”
  4. XML “St Senan”

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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Martin (~177)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Falvey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Peter Falvey
    Gender
    Male
  2. Long ago the people had no buckets but they had timber cans. They went around selling water from St. Senan's well out of these. One day a woman went to the well to get water and when she had the cans filled she could not lift them. A man came out of the well and lifted them for her. It is believed he was St. Senan.
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