School: Clais (roll number 8692)
- Location:
- Clash, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Cristíona Ní Chearbhalláinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0536, Page 111
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- (continued from previous page)mornings and drank the water.
There is a holy well in Latteragh. The name of the well in Latteragh is St Odrans well. People go there to be cured of sore eyes. There is a bush near the well in Latteragh.
There is a holy weel in Latteragh in Reidys field in the parish of Templederry. It was belonging to a saint. People go there on the 15th of August in honour of the saint. If there was anything wrong with them and if they believed in it they would be cured. They would leave a medal or a holy picture or a cross or something belonging to them in thanksgiving for being cured At Lisineska cross there is a holy well and it was flowing from the trunk of a tree. It used to cure sore eyes. People used not eat any meat for a while before they would go and they would play and rub the water to their eyes and used to be cured. They(continues on next page)
