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School: Cill Críosta

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Kilchreest, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0238

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  1. Toibreacha Beannaithe

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    In every town and village in Ireland one will generally find a blessed well. In days gone by these wells were patronized by these young and old, and the old people to this day will tell one of the many cures performed at these wells.
    But now in this age of hurry when people are blinded by false teaching and the lust of gain they are drown away from the thought of those blessed wells. with the result some of those wells have fallen into decay overgrown with weeds and entirely neglected.
    Such a one is At. Bolman's ago it was a very famous well and people form all parts of the country came on a pilgrimage to it.
    The well is divided into two parts.
    It is supposed that he blessed one side of the water and it cannot be
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Forde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilchreest, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Bridget Forde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilchreest, Co. Galway