School: Ballyshannon, Kilcullen (roll number 15456)
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Margaret Dowling
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0780, Page 200
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- Holy Wells
Every country ought to be proud of its patron saint
In Kilcullen valley beside the river liffey is Saint Brigid's Well. On the feast of Saint Brigid however the Nuns of the Convent and also the children of the National School used to go down and get bottles of holy water from it.
On Knock Aulinn also is Father Moor's well. The Nuns of the Holy Cross and Passion Convent also visited this well an there were some crosses and medals also glasses and crutches to be seen belonged to some holy people who visited the well and through the intercession of Father Moor got cured of their ailments.
The medals and crosses were left behind as a sign of being cured from the sickness - Collector
- Eileen Dowling
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mr Dowling
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Kildare
