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School: Naomh Colmcille, Leitir Cheanainn

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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An Mháthair Ignatius Ní Bhroin
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    The Holy Well that I heard about here is Saint Fiacra's well at Conwall. There is a cure there for warts if the Pilgrim has the proper faith. It is the custom for the Pilgrim to leave something behind them at the well. It is said that a protestant man is supposed to have filled the well with stones so as to stop it, but it had sprung up again in a couple of years. The well is still there and pointed out as a spot of interest.
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    Nora Mc Coy
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