School: Cill Laichtín, An Caisleán Nua
- Location:
- Killaghteen, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Nioclás Breathnach
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Acording to local tradition a carpenter who lived in the village of Ardagh was suffering from sore eyes. He visited the well, paid rounds at it and washed his eyes in the well. He was cured, the carpenters name was Mr. Kevin and he was cured about 50 years ago. Even in recent years some people paid rounds to this well on the eve of St. Molua's feast day, August 3rd.
It is also believed by some people, and especially the old people that the water in the well rises when fine weather is coming and it falls when bad weather is approaching.
- At dead of night a weary old fiddler was slowly walking his way to some house where he would find shelter and sleep for the night. It was a calm clear moonlit night and as it was so fine the old fiddler was not in a great hurry. He was now at the foot of Knockfierna. He had to go along by the side of the hill to get to his haven of rest. I might also mention that he was a hunchback.
After a time he sat down on a rock(continues on next page) - Informant
- Michael Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glendarragh, Co. Limerick
