School: Cill Cúlach
- Location:
- Kilcooly, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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“Once upon a time there lived in Shangarry Fort a woman named Biddy Naven.”
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“St Brendan's well is situated in Limehill and it is said that he came there long ago and baptised a lot of people.”
St Brendan's well is situated in Limehill and it is said that he came there long ago and baptised a lot of people. When they were gone he blessed the water. There is a graveyard in it for the children who die without baptism. Some of the walls are in it yet that was in the old Chapel of St. Brendan.There is a stone near the well and there is a cross carved into it. Beside the stone is a well and there is great cures in it. There was a fish that could cure sore eyes. He was very big and nobody was afraid of him. It is said one time a little boy kept him so long in his hands that the fish died and the boy's hands(continues on next page)