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School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)

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Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 037

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  1. The Holy Well

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    There is a holy well in the middle of Knockion wood, which is in the townland of Streamstown in the parish of Mayne and in the county Westmeath. People used to visit it on the fifteenth of August but they do not now.
    One night saint Ion noticed that he had no water for Mass the following morning, and he went out to where the grisset well now is and said that there would be water there before
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Bruton
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr James Bruton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ringstown, Co. Westmeath