School: Marlfield, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Marlfield, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mary E. Skally
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- (continued from previous page)them in the same place and the boy was completely cured and had left his crutches behind at the well. Another cure which my mother told me was. There was once a girl who lived in Clonmel and she had a sister who was almost blind and she believed if the went to this well and made a Novena that she would be cured. So she did and went through the water on her knees every day for nine days, and on the ninth day she got back her sight.
There are many other cures from this well. None of these people would have been cured if they had not the faith. The water is used from domestic purposes by the people who live near the well.
When people come to make Novenas at this well they carry away bottles and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Burke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Marlfield, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Prendergast
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Marlfield, Co. Tipperary
