School: Lackamore, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 2428)
- Location:
- Lackamore, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean an Diolúnaigh
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- Tradition has little to say on this Holy Well. Old folks would tell you that it is a "twin well" with Cragg. Now as twins are born of the one parent, it is evident that it has the same roundness as Cragg. Fr. Lee's sketch history of the parish gives all that is know about her.
"Tobar Geal" was a "pattern" well for the cure of sore eyes. Many instances may be recorded, but people are reluctant to permit their names to be made public. A neighbour told me how his sister had promised to make "rounds" in Cragg. She died rather suddenly before she had done so. but she asked him on her deathbed to fulfill the promise. He got the idea somehow that it would be alright to do the "rounds" at Tobar Geal.
He was returning home later from Newport one night when his deceased sister met him at the approach to "Tobar Geal". She explained to him that as the "rounds" were promised to Cragg there they should be made and to return to make them for her. He did so.
When he arrived back at "Tobar Geal" some hours later his sister appeared again to him and thanked him. I have this story from the man himself.
- Informant
- Mr Michael O' Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Tipperary
