School: Clologe (roll number 15948)
- Location:
- Clologe, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Luighseach de Grae
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 129
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- 129There is a holy well at Ryanharts of Ballyfoley. It is covered up now and the water runs to the road. It is used for drinking or making tea. It used to be visited in olden times
- Collector
- Richard Leacy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyfoley, Co. Wexford
- The well in Wilson's field called Moidins Well. People used to visit it and there are beads, medals. and crosses left there since that time. The water is always cold, and it never goes dry. People still visit this well, three times, for the cure of all kinds of diseases. There is a cement trough for washing feet or hands or bathing sore eyes. A cup is also kept there and the water is drunk.
The well is kept clean and there is a big sgeach growing over it. There is an ash tree near the well also and its branches are never cut. If cut or burned by anyone that person would bleed. It is a very old tree.Brought by
Joseph Burke,
Croneyhorn. - Collector
- Joseph Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cronyhorn, Co. Wexford
