School: Castleknock
- Location:
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr O' Leary
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- Holy wellsIn Mulhuddart and on the road leading to the graveyard there is a holy well called St Brigids Well.
The well is three hundred years old and the water in it is reputed to have great healing powers.
If a person was passing by the well it was usual for the person to bring home some of the water in a bottle.
Rag well , Sandpitts Castleknock
In olden days people visited this well on May eve. They carried lighted candles and recited prayers while going around the well. There was a bush near the well and people left a remnant on this bush. The water wa supposed to cure sore eyes.
A more recent version of this transcript is awaiting approval - The Famine TimesThe great famine which was in the years 1846 - 47 was caused by the failure of the potato crop. There was much bad wet weather and this brought the blight on the(continues on next page)
