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School: Glendalough

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Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 327

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    In Glendassan river there is a well called the Keve well which St. Kevin blessed and in which he left a cure. Long ago on the 3rd of June every year people went to pray at this well and to be cured of disease. When leaving the well they used to tie a piece of cloth on a tree over the well. This tree went by the name of St. Kevin's Tree. A man went to cut down this tree it is said and he was almost drowned with a shower which fell from the tree so that he gave up the task of cutting it.

    Nóra Bean Uí Ghabhann
    Gleann-dá-Loch
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nóra Bean Uí Ghabhann
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Máire Bean Uí hAodha
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Address
    Glendalough, Co. Wicklow