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School: Ballykilmurry

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Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
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Bean Uí Odhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 070

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    St. Brigid's Well
    St. Brigids well is on the South side of the Grand canal in Maguires fields in front of St. Brigid's Church Kilbride. There was no canal the time that Kilbride Church was being built. There was no water to wet the mortar. St. Brigid made a well in the callows in Kilbride. The water keeps springing up the whole time. The well is about four yards square. The water is very nice to drink. The people got water out of the well to make butter and to make tea.
    The old people believed that if anyone suffering from a decline visited this well and drank the water at
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. saints
          1. Brigid (~124)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mc Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycowan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Terence Mc Donald
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Ballycowan, Co. Offaly