School: Páirc na nDriseóg (roll number 14294)
- Location:
- Brierfield, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 172
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- (continued from previous page)to be sports also, it used to be held every year. There used to a lot of prizes. There used to be a sports in Derreen. It used to be held there in the beginning of September. There used to be prizes for running, dancing, jumping, bicycle racing. There used to be a raffle also.Sara Dempsey,
Horseleap,
Derreen,
Ballyglunin,
Co. Galway.Got from my Father Frank Dempsey 46 years
- There is a Blessed well in Cloon-órn. It is Saint Patrick was there and he washed his feet there. There is three trees and there is a well above in top of the tree and once a holy woman climbed up and when she reached the top there was not a drop of water. She began to pray and an angel came and touched the well and the water flowed up to the top. There is a pilgrimage to the well on the fifteenth August. You can go anytime you like.Sara Dempsey(continues on next page)
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- Sara Dempsey
- Gender
- Female
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- Mrs Dempsey
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- Parent
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