School: Ráithín, Mainistir Laoighse (roll number 16667)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Laois
- Teacher: C. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 136
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- About seven miles south of Clonenagh is a place called Cromogue. Saint Fintan also founded a church and monastery there.
Strange stories are told about the well there. It is said that a woman took water out of it to boil potatoes. She brought it home but after much fire being wasted it did not appear to boil. She stuck a fork in a potato as she thought it to be but it was really the trout that was in the well. She discovered that it was alive and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Tynan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonadacasey, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Patrick Tynan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonadacasey, Co. Laois
