School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 087
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- (continued from previous page)statues, rosary beads and crosses. When people go to visit it they leave money or anything at the church but nothing is left at the well.
On the first week of August women go up to the well to make their "rounds" and a pattern is held there on the first of August. It is said that a fish with one eye is seen there every seven years on the first of August.
It is said that a woman washed butter in the well and after a while it turned into blood.
There are no rounds performed at St. Peacáns well. In the twentieth of February rounds are made at St. Berrehards well.
Told by: Mr. Thomas Brett (60), Cappa, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
Written by: Malachy Brett, Cappagh, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
- Collector
- Malachy Brett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappauniac, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Brett
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Cappauniac, Co. Tipperary
