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School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

Location:
Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0149

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    slept beside a holy well in Carrigans and a man came down to him. St. Patrick gave the man a cross and told him he would be rich and holy while he would have the cross.
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  2. The Local Patron Saint

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    There is a Holy Well in Upper Carrigans named Jim McGetterick's well. This well is so small that you could hardly get a bucket into it. There is a small little bush growing one side of this well. There is a big stone in the front of the Well, and there is a hollow in this stone which holds some water.
    Many people say that St. Patrick
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Annie Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockadalteen, Co. Sligo