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School: Tullach (Tullig) (roll number 4451)

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Tullig More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0344, Page 039

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    immovably in this church.
    Long ago people used to take this
    bowl as a cure for cattle.
    One day a farmer took this precious bowl, to cure a sick cow.
    He lost the precious bowl, and he confessed it to the nuns, The nuns found it.
    One night Saint Abbey with God's help, built the church and Saint Abby put, the bowl between two enormous stones, so that any one might not take it.
    There is the arm of a priest, in a hole in the shape of a well, this is also used as a cure.
    When any one performs a "round", they leave some relices after them.
    Some people leave, buttons, hair-pins, pennies, and other articles.
    The history of this well was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary C. Lehane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Honohan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Derry, Co. Cork