School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)

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1. Method of Performing Rounds at St John's Well or Tobar Aluinn Situated at Bottlehill Burnfort (continued)

   

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   and approaches holy well. He takes the vessel used for drinking the water, dips it into well and drinks a little, throwing away what is left in the vessel. He dips again, drinks, and throws away what is left. Ge repeats again the operation of dipping, drinking and throwing away amount left in vessel. This done, he leaves vessel in its place and his round ins finished. Most of the alms are left on the tree marked in skitch. Large crowds pay rounds at this time aswell on St John's Eve (23rd. June) every year, and afterwards sojourn to roadside nearly to attend a dark. Dance is usually held when all pilgrims have performed their rounds. It is completed that up to five hundred people from all surrounding districts attend regularly every year and perform these rounds.
   (Above data supplied by Mrs. John Murphy, of Bumfort, Mallow Co-Cork, eyed aged about 50 years)

   

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Location

   Tooreen South, Co. Cork

   Collector

   Donal Archdeacon

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Informant

   Mrs John Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   c. 50

   Address

   Burnfort, Co. Cork