School: Bansha (B.) (roll number 11964)

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1. Story of a Well (continued)

   

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   -portant man came to look for a definite explanation about the mystery of it. To his surprise he found out it was a hoax from start to finish. About two months later, the same man tried to start a similar affair in the town of Cashel but the Dean of Cashel promptly stopped it by telling the people to go and pray before the Blessed Sacrament in the new Church.

   

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2. An Old Story

   

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   An Old Story About six miles from the illage of Bansha is situated a lake between two peaks of the Galtee Mountains. It is a grand sight and tourists visit it every Sunday during the Sunday Summer months. It can be reached only in dry weather because in Winter it is wet and muddy. It is said that a serpent appears once every seven years in that lake. He can be seen only at sunrise on that morning when he puts his head over the water for about five minutes. It is said that when Saint Patrick was banishing the

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   John O' Dwyer

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Bansha, Co. Tipperary