School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla
- Location:
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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“About two miles from the village of Churchtown there is a holy well.”
About two miles from the village of Churchtown there is a holy well. It is on the road to Buttevant. It is called St Brigid's well.
On February the first people go to it to pay rounds in honour of St Brigid. When they are finished praying they drink some of the water and before leaving they tie some ribbons to a white thorn tree which is growing beside the well.
There is an ash tree growing over the well and it is said the timber of it would not burn unless it was blown down by a storm, or the waters in the well would not boil.
People often came to the well to get rid of sores especially sores in the eyes and if they were to be cured they would see a fish in the water.
- Collector
- Edmond Galligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynaboul, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballynaboul, Co. Cork