School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

Location:
Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 196

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    Well is opened from the 7th August to the 22nd August. During that time people visit the well three times and at each visit a rosary is said. When the rosary is finished, the sign of the cross is made three times and a stone near the well and then the stone is kissed. The water from the well is very useful during the time the well is opened.
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  2. There is only one holy well in the parish of Cloyne. It is called St. Colman's well, People say that people were cured there.
    A man named Michael Quirke had rheumatic fever, and he was taken to the well on crutches. When he went there he made his rounds; when he had finished them he was able to go away without his crutches. This
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mary Condon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork