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School: Moyderwell Convent of Mercy (roll number 13530)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0441, Page 189

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    hastened to the well and decided she would wash the clothes in the cool water of the holy well. Having succeeded she ran home delighted with the deed she had done.
    Next morning she again returned to the well to continue her work but the well was not there. It was gone - it had disappeared. She hurriedly ran home frightened and disappointed and she died shortly afterwards with a disease. The well had changed from Polan's field to Buckley's field where it is still to be seen.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tairbeart, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Mrs M. Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tairbeart, Co. Chiarraí