School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- There is a holy well in this parish called St. Leonard's Well.
This well is situated in Mr. Walsh's field of Dunnamaggin which is near the Dunnamaggin bridge.
This well is visited by people on the second or third Sunday in November and there are prayers said there by the people who visit it.
There were many people cured at this well and it is said that people got cured from sore eyes.
St. Leonard is connected(continues on next page)- Collector
- Ailís Ní Glionnán
- Other names
- Ailís Ní Glionnán
- Alice Glendon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Glendon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny