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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Malla (roll number 16159)

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Mallow, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 667

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  1. A Holy Well

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    In a place called Cullen, Co. Cork, there lived long ago a girl named Latheran. She was very good and holy, and was able to take red coals in her apron without being burned.
    One day she was going through the street and the smith said "What a lovely pair of feet." She looked to admire them and immediately the coals burned her apron.
    She cursed the smith and from that day to this the sound of an anvil was not heard in Cullen.
    To make reparation for having cursed the smith she blessed a well. She had: two sisters and a brother, whom she was not able to visit because the distance was too far and the road too bad.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Sheila Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newberry, Co. Cork