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

Location:
Burnfort, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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  1. In Newberry Graveyard in the parrish of Glantane, Mallow, in Father Kelleher's grave. Many people come and pay rewards at this grave during the year to [?] and [?] request.
    The first person who ever paid rounds to this priests' grave was a woman from Kerry who had a crippled son. She had a dream that if she visited a certain priest's grave in a certain place and prayed there, her son would be cured. She rose up and after inquiring her way all along from the people [?] came to Fr. Kelleher's grave in Newberry. Tradition says her request was granted.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Newberry, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Donal Archdeacon
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs J. Dennehy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Drommahane, Co. Cork
  2. The pilgrim must visit the grave once every Wednesday before noon for three Wednesdays and pray.
    The prayers said are a decade of the Rosary at each of the four corners of the ground (it does not matter at [?] corner person begins) and say fifth decade for [?] Fr. Kelleher's soul. Next the pilgrim takes a bottle of natural water which he has brought with him and plants three pinches of earth from the [?] into the bottle in however the Blessed Trinity. He brings home the bottle and applies water to some or
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