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School: Teach Chaoin (C.) (roll number 6681)

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Tagheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Áinlighe
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    declared, that it tasted stronly of sulphur and a brownish sediment coated the bottom of the vessel. At length the owner of the well sent a sample of the water to be analysed. As a result of the analysis we heard that the water was lacking in one ingredient which prevented it from being recognised as a regular "spa."
    There is another well in Campells' land in the same village and it is said to contain "iron." It however was not so widely known as the so-called sulphur well as I never heard of strangers visiting it neither was a sample of it sent away for analysis.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Belladaff, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Josephine Hambrough
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belladaff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garravlagh, Co. Mayo