School: An Clochar, Dún ar Aill (roll number 4268)
- Location:
- Doneraile, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0374, Page 209
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- Of all the Holy Wells in Ireland the local ones are of most interest to us. In the town of Doneraile where I live, there are three in the surrounding districts noted for their various cures and miracles.The wells should not be interfered with St. Coneelas was interfered with by the agent of Doneraile estate. He thought he would have a wall built and the well enclosed in. He employed a special local mason to do the work needed and to their surprise when one place was closed the well burst out in another place and it flowed through the mill-stream. The sluices had to be raised because of the force of the current.Sometime after, the agent got a very bad from which he never fully recovered. The mason also got laid up and he never recovered. The people got such a bad fright they put a railing around the well to prevent cattle from going near it. In(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doneraile, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Mary A. Linane
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Doneraile, Co. Cork
