School: Damastown (roll number 12327)

Location:
Damastown, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Delia Wilson
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  1. There is a holy well in a lane in the townland of Tubbergregan, Garristown, Co. Dublin, which goes under the name of St. Gregan's well. It is built round like a house with a stone roof on it. The water of this well cures the whooping cough, if the person affected drinks the water and believes in it he will be cured.
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  2. There is a holy well called Wethers' Well in Abbeydorney, Tralee, Co. Kerry. St. Kevin, was supposed to have been baptised in a well nearby and as the water was being poured over him, two wethers appeared and vanished into a hole, some yards away. A spring suddenly appeared and has never gone dry since. Thousands of invalids visit it every year and leave rags on the bushes round it.
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