School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Mhór, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: S. Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0181, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)of every station. There are no fish of any kind in St. James's Well. I do not know any strange story about that well, only that it was once a Prodestant well.
A Local Song
“Now far away from the dear old land in”
Now far away from the dear old land in exile hear I roam, across the waters wild and wide far from my native the dear old scenes of long I do remember well my youthful place and school boy days around St James' Well.
I long to ramble home again and meet with comrades and view again the happy scenes where days of childhood flow. O for one glance at that old school no tongue nor pen can tell how I revere that school house dear at sweet St James' Well. - There was a great number of old stories about this place. Once upon a time there lived an old woman in Coolamoneen, in the oarush of Geevagh and in the county Slligo. She went to the town of Sligo and on her return home her two daughters met her at Conway's Cross. The night being so wet the old woman took refuge in an old house. As the night grew cold they proceeded home as they in came(continues on next page)
