School: Cill Mhíde (C.), Caisleán Nua (roll number 7959)

Location:
Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Bhraonáin
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  1. Kilmeedy, a village in Co. Limerick, is recorded in history for its famous St Ita. On her way to Kileedy she stopped at Kilmeedy as the donkey on which she was riding, had a thorn in his leg, and on the spot in which she threw the thorn a tree grew and beneath it a well sprang up. The people long ago said that every footstep the St. walked churches sprang up like mushrooms in the night. One of these Abbeys still remains at the East end of Kilmeedy. The people long ago visited St. Ita's well on her pattern day, but unfortunately a poor innocent woman washed clothes in the well and it removed down to the end of the field near the old creamery.
    St Ita also passed through Tournafulla where she was disrespected and she prophesized that Tour would never
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Enright
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Thomas Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick