School: An Fhiacail
- Location:
- Feakle, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Harrachtáin
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The Holy Wells of Feakle.
There are three holy wells in Feakle parish .One is situated in lower Feakle another in Fairhill,and another in Ballycrown.
The one in lower Feakle is the principal one.It was discovered by local people who were working in the bog,which was quite convenient .There was no other holy well in the locality at the time.There was an organization in Laccoroe in the year 1881 called "The Sons of Erin",so they went around the parish and collected money to build a cement covering over it.
Not long after the wall was consecrated by Father Meade in the year 1876 .The water in that well was eagerly sought by people with various disease, particularly with the disease of sore eyes .
Near this wall there is a well called"Clon Loughna" and it happened that this bog took fire ,on account of the summer being very dry .In the meantime a woman named Mrs.Minogue went to the well for a bucket of water and sprinkled it on it ,and immediately the whole fire was quenched.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Diarmuid Mac Mathghamhna
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Magherabaun, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Holohan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Feakle, Co. Clare
