School: Baile Nua an Fhaoitigh (roll number 9040)
- Location:
- Newtownwhite, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Éilís Ní Mharascáil
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- About one mile from this school is "Tobairín" a holy well connected with St.Patrick's stay in Ireland. The well is only a shallow hollow in the rock, the water is flowing down from the rocks behind in tiny trickles. You can only fill about 1 cup full of water at a time, in the bottom of this shallow well is the track of St. Patrick's pipe and the five fingers of his hand.Near to Rosserk Abbey is another Holy well, this well is built round with stone with a cross on top. Roman Catholics visit this well, they drink of the water, say prayers, bless themselves and sometimes they go specially to be cured of some complaint. On the 15th of August numbers visit this well, this is called Pattern Day. There is a well at Downpatrick below Ballycastle which the people visit on the last Sunday in July. This is known as Garland Sunday.
- Collector
- William Jackson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtownwhite, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Margaret Gardiner
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Newtownwhite, Co. Mayo
