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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 259

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    the next day the mare and the foal were found standing near the well and their footprints are still to be seen in a rock.
    About ninety years ago a girl was cured of blindness at this well. Her father was a mason and he erected a cross in it in honour of St. Patrick, which is still there. There were several other cures got at this well.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Dhubhda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon