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School: Cill Gharbh, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 10499)

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Kilgarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Adelaide Mac Carthy
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    In the townland of Balllyvelone Enniskean there is a holy well called St. Patrick's well. On St. Patrick's Day thousands of people pay "rounds" to the well; from early morning till late at night people can be seen going to and fro. Prayers are said at the well and relics are left behind e.g.
    coins, buttons, matches, shoe laces and nails and bottles of water are taken away. Children tried to empty the well which is in a hole in a rock near a river but no sooner had they got to the bottom of the well than it filled again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. saints
          1. Patrick (~489)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Kilgarriff, Co. Cork