School: Tobar Colmáin, Ráthluirc (roll number 8930)
- Location:
- Saint Colman's Well, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Aoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 370
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- Local Cures.Cures at St. Coleman's Well.Our ancestors here had great faith in the water from St. Coleman's well for curing various ailments. Some time ago, about fifty or sixty years, inflamed eyes seem to have been a common complaint. The remedy sought was water from the Blessed well. The affected ones came in the early morning and washed them in the waters of the well. In many instances they were cured and could be seen later paying rounds of thanksgiving to St. Coleman.The well water was not confined solely to curing sore eyes. About sixty five years ago a lady named Miss Mary Mannix, residing in Foxhall house was afflicted with a goitre. A friend of the family,
Dr. O'Connor came to her and said she should rub her throat and chest with iodine. This she readily consented to do, but she had an entirely(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jack Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortroe, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Miss J. Mannix
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Charleville, Co. Cork
