School: Clochar na Trócaire (roll number 13381)

Location:
Killarney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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  1. Sunday's Well is situated about 1 1/2 miles to the north of Tralee. Bateman who owned Oakpark (then called Killean) ordered his men to remove stones from Wether's Well and bring them to his Demesne. He sent his men with bullocks to bring the stones. The men loaded them on whatever kind of carts were then used, and the bullocks pulled on, up by Doon Height, but probably the load was too heavy and they had to stop at different places up the hill, and whenever they stopped a spring of water gushed up from the ground. After much trouble they reached the spot now known as Sunday's Well just at the
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Chuinnláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killarney, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr D. Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisselton, Co. Kerry