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School: Tervoe (C.) (roll number 5932)

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Tervoe, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0527, Page 367

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  1. Our Holy Wells - St James' Well

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    1) " There is a holy well in this district in the townland of Carrig East a little distance from the foot of Newtown Hill and not very far from Tervoe School. It is called St. James's well and a good many people visit it.
    It is said that the time for visiting this well is from midnight on the 24th July to midnight on the 25th. The rounds are made by people suffering from eye trouble. There was a great many people in olden times who used to visit the well. At each visit you are supposed to wash the eyes with a piece of cloth and the holy water from the well. It was the custom to leave the cloth on the bush overhead. But there are no offerings left there in thanksgiving for cures."

    Teresa McNamara
    Cregaune
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  2. Our Holy Wells

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Roberts
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Roberts
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    99
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Limerick