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School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)

Location:
Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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    the well. The dog was cured and the disease came in the woman's eye's. She then knew she had done wrong to bathe the dog's eyes in the holy well. She went to confession and told the priest what she had done. The penance he gave her was to creep on her knees from her home to the well and back several days and to remain at the well praying for a certain length of time. After sometime her sight was restored. The well dried sometime later. A house was built over the well and the wall fell several times and in the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáitlin Ní Chaoileáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork