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School: Cnoc Breac

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New Inn, Co. Galway
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M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0372

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    About eighty years ago the pattern used be held annually, and large crowds came there but soon various abuses used occur. Faction fights were held there and on one occasion when a dispute arose amongst a number of men on their way home a man was killed near Ballyfa.
    When the Bishop got to hear of this he forbade the holding of the pattern anymore as it has never been held there since. Huge crowds came from the surrounding parishes and stations were performed at the well, for any favours which the people wished obtain.
    To perform a station a person had to walk barefoot and in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway