School: Tang (roll number 8037)
- Location:
- Tang, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Ó Caisil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 544
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Holy wells were visited by a great number of people to obtain relief from their ailments. Whatever their ailments were they could obtain relief from them at holy wells. There was one at Lisdoughan in Matt Murray's land about one mile east of the Pigeons Post Office. There was another at Noughaval a half mile east of Tang School in Mr. Stanley's field. There was another in Darogue in one mile from Ballymahon in
The person afflicted with any disease left a pin or a button or any such article by the well side. When they left the button behind by the well this was supposed to leave their disease behind by the well side. People seeking to be cured at the holy wells did what was known as stations. The well at Lisdoughan was inclosed by a round wall and surmounted on the wall were cut stone(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Conlon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Mr Michael Conlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathmore, Co. Longford
