School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)
- Location:
- Teerelton, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Murchadha
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- There is only one holy well in this parish. It is dedicated to Saint Michael and is situated in the townland of Cooldaniel.
Rounds are performed at this well all Sundays of the year and on Saint Michaels’ day the 29th of September.
It is a fairly deep well and even in the driest Summer it was never known to go dry. A little wall is built around it with an arched covering overhead.
On the wall are crosses about three feet apart. At these people kneel and pray while performing the rounds.
The old people tell a story about(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Donal Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mountmusic, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 28
- Address
- Kilnarovanagh, Co. Cork
