School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 06_001
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- (continued from previous page)Our local Saint is Saint Sourney who lived in Drumacoo long ago. She was a very holy Saint. There is a holy well in Drumacoo now and the name of the well is Saint Sourneys Well.
Many people go to the well to get cured of many diseases.
There was once a woman who lived in Aran and she was blind. She knew about Saint Sourneys well and she went to the well and stayed there for a whole night praying. In the morning when the people got up from bed the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary B. Mannion
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Tierney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Killeenmunterlane South, Co. Galway
