School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An Mháthair M. Síle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 248

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    with box and laurel or any flowers that were to be got at that time of the year, and at the head of some lately deceased young maiden's grave is placed the Branch of Virginity decorated with white ribbons.
    In Tullamaine about two miles from Callan there's a well called by the people Couchlan's well or some call it St. Catherines well, there used to be a pattern held there on the 21st January, a legend was told about this well, that there was a maiden be-headed there and to the present day the stones are spotted with red and it is said that it was the
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Liathán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baunta, Co. Kilkenny