School: Sráid na Cille, Cathair Dhún Iascaigh (roll number 15184)

Location:
Caher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Déoirín Ní Ragháil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0570, Page 087

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0570, Page 087

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  1. There is one holy well in this district.
    People usually visit it on saints days.
    After people say their prayers they wash their hands and face and pick up three pebbles.
    There is an image at the well;
    people say that it was in Cahir abbey and a man named Kennedy dug it up and brought it to his house. Then he died and people say that he because he dug it up.
    There is a statue in a wire safe near the well people put money in it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ken Livingstone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Caher, Co. Tipperary