School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- There was a holy well in village of Lough Keiran, Parish of Keelogues Co Mayo long ago.
One day it was insulted in some way by someone, but it is not known by whom and the next morning it was changed on further to another field.
In the olden time people used to come from many places to it.
Every year people used to come down from Galway to the well riding on horses, and perform stations, for God to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Adams
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Adams
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 32
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
