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    Holy Wells - 14-6-1938
    Once upon a time there lived in Waterloo a family; they lived very comfortably. One day the priest went to the house, he asked them how they managed to live in the bog, they said they lived all right only for they had to go three miles for water. The priest brought out the man of the house and blessed a spot in the bog, not far from the house.
    He told the man to dig where he blessed, so the man dug and there came forth lovely spring water. But when the family died away the water went back into bog water. The well is there still but the water soft all the time.
    Margaret Curley, Drumdaff, Roscommon
    Told by her Grandfather Pat Curley, Drumdaff, Kilrooskey, Roscommon
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Curley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumdaff, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Pat Curley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumdaff, Co. Roscommon