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   Tobar Liagán: Tobar Liagán is situated in the parish of Rahara in the north of Ceairamaro Caol. It is 10.5 chains S.E of the junction of Highbog, Caltragh and Carrowkiel. It is also 25 chains North of the road from Athleague to Athlone. There are several stories told in connection with the well. One evening some girls were playing at the well one of them took away the stone that is beside the well and hid it and immediately the well went dry, somebody went to the well found the stone and left it beside the well again and the water came into it again. St Brigid was supposed to be at this well long ago, there is still a stone beside the well with St Brigids face perfectly carved on it. There was an old statue of St Brigid near the well but it got knocked down, the head is still beside the well, each one that goes to the well is supposed to throw water on the stone three times. there is a broad flat stone over the stream the Saints name is supposed to be written on it. People by the

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   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Location

   Carrowkeel, Co. Ros Comáin

   Informant

   James Mullen

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Bealach, Co. Ros Comáin

   Informant

   John Groarke

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Bealach, Co. Ros Comáin

   Informant

   Mary Mc Donagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Highbog, Co. Ros Comáin

   Informant

   Patrick Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyglass, Co. Ros Comáin

   Informant

   Thomas Groarke

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Bealach, Co. Ros Comáin