School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)or hairlines. There is no money or food left at the well. There is a fish in it. There is no bush or tree at it.
There is an other holy well in Aughavale. There is a fish in it. One time it is said that. a person brought the fish out of the well. He put the fish on the gridiron and it went of it and went back again to the well. The track of the gridiron remained on the fishers back. There in an other holy well is Alcóir. People used to visit it and do stations for animals(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Chonmacháin
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- Female