School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)The people bless themselves with the water of the well.
It is very difficult to find this well for it is surrounded by heather. There is a heap of stones above the well and a lake below it. The people take a stone from the lake and throws it in to the heap and that is why the heap is there. - There is a holy well at Massinass. Many people go to visit it. There is another holy well at Erraroey. There is a holy well at Knocknafaugher called St Colmcille's well.
- Collector
- Patrick Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Ellen Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Spenen is a well in Downings. St Colmcille founded the well(continues on next page)