School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 436
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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.
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- Collector
- Mary J. Mc Gee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cnoc Dubh, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Henry Mc Gee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- An Cnoc Dubh, Co. Dhún na nGall
