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   St Mogue's Well.

   This famous well has many stories told about it. It was blessed by St. Aidan and there is a sacred fish in it. If any one by accident or otherwise took out the sacred trout and attempted to boil it all the timber in the wood might be burned under the pot but the water would not be heated until the fish was taken out of it and put back again into the well.
   Once a woman took the fish out in her bucket. She knew the legend about it but she said she would cook the fish. She prepared the pot and had the fire lighting. When she stooped down to pick a piece of wood from the ground her hands became fastened to the floor and she was unable to stir.
   The priest was sent for and he advised her daughter to restore the fish to the well. No sooner had she done so than her mother was able to remove her hands from the floor

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Liam Murphy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Forties, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mrs Tim Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Forties, Co. Wexford