School: Convent of Mercy, Rinn an Chabhlaigh, Cóbh
- Location:
- Rinn an Chabhaltaigh, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: An tSr. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0386, Page 021
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- About one mile from Kilfinane there is a great holy well known as "St Malo's Well". Each year on the 3rd of August a pattern day is held there. This well is situated in the centre of a large field and is much visited by the people round that district.
The people used take their children to this well and any disease such as sore eyes or any other ailments would be washed with the water from the well. A great number of cures took place at this holy well. A trout was seen in it and anyone who was suffering from diseases would come and watch for the trout. If they were lucky enough to see the trout they were always cured. One man who was almost blind came to the well to be cured. The trout was swimming in it, but the moment he saw the man approaching he turned on his back and swam away. The man was not cured because he was a informer and was despised by the people. During the Kilmallock Rising 1869 he had done great injustices to the men, and had informed on them. He and his family died a very cruel death afterwards. He had gained much during life but before he died he had lost everything. A song was composed by the people after his death. This song was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Georgina Fogarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Baile Nua, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mrs M. Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 79
- Address
- An Baile Nua, Co. Chorcaí
