School: An Clochar, Baile Caisleáin Bhéara (roll number 13762)

Location:
Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Rosáraí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0278, Page 061

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0278, Page 061

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    and it is around these mounds the rounds are performed. A round consists of walking slowly ten times around each mound, and saying each time One Our Father, One Hail Mary, and One Gloria. Then the person takes a drink out of the well, blesses himself and rubs the water to the particular part of the body which is sick. Before departing a halfpenny or some little token is thrown into the well.
    The old people say that the "Réid Fhináin" round is good for curing headaches or any disease of the head.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Castletownbere, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Dolores Dudley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drom South, Co. Cork