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School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

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Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 334

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  1. St Patrick's Well

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    About two miles to the North of Rathdowney in the village of Donaghmore there is a well called St Patrick's well.
    Long ago a woman was boiling potatoes and she got water out of the well. She had the potatoes down for about an hour and when she looked into the pot she saw that the water was as cold as when she put it in.
    When her husband saw what happened he threw the potatoes into a basin and to his surprise he saw a little trout swimming about. Then he put the trout back into the well.
    The well is there still.
    This story was told to me
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. saints
          1. Patrick (~489)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Middlemount, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr John Bolger
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Middlemount, Co. Laois