School: Fionn-Tráigh (roll number 16357)
- Location:
- Fintragh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aibhistín A. Mac Amhlaoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 94
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is a well in Bavin and the people call it St. Ciaran's well. It is on the left hand side on your way to Kilcar.
It is said that a beggar woman was first to find it. She told it to the people but they did not believe her, and they told the Parish Priest. He blessed it in honour of St. Ciaran, and ever since it is known as St. Ciaran's well.
St. Ciaran's Feast Day is on the 5th of March, and on that day people from the neighbourhood perform the station. There is a large cairn of stones and four small ones. When you have the station travelled you lie on the wish bed and ask something of St. Ciaran.
No one knows was St. Ciaran in Bavin or not, but there is a place behind Shalvey called Lag na Meánach.
A woman from my locality travelled it three mornings in succession bare footed and fasting, and she got her request.
Nora Teresa Mc Cauley, Largymore.(continues on next page)
