School: Srath an Urláir (roll number 13367)
- Location:
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Antoine Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1095, Page 130
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- (continued from previous page)well. A large number of people visited the well each year and there was a general gathering on June 23rd of each year.
It happened one year that the number of pilgrims was larger than usual, the owner under pretence that his crops were being destroyed closed all ingress to the well. The people became excited, threats were sent in by some, petitions by others but all in vain. He was a gentle man but very stubborn. He disregarded threats and petitions alike. For three months he disallowed this beautiful devotion to be practised on his estate.
One morning the inhabitants of Stranorlar awoke to find they were free to go to the well(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frankie O' Flaherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Brigid Kerrigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
