School: Mount Talbot (roll number 14056)

Location:
Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ó Héimhthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 257

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  1. 5-10-1938 Our Holy Wells
    There is only one holy well in the school district. It is in Cloonpatrick. People still visit it. Every year on the last Sunday of July the people from all around go there on a pilgrimage. They say prayers and perform the Stations of the Cross.
    Invalids generally drink the water and bathe in it. it is usually when they are immersed in the water that they are cured.
    Relics are often left at the well. The relics that are left are:- crutches, sticks, bandages or whatever an invalid would be wearing. Offerings of money or
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Fhíneachtaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Finerty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon