School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 077
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- Holy Wells
Above Cahir Abbey at the foot of the spur of the Galtees called Bengurragh there is a curious little holy well known as tobar íosa. Its name points to its early days.
Once upon a time, a man had only one leg and a half, and he did his 'rounds' in the well and when he went back he had his two legs and was walking as good as ever. He thanked God when he was going away and he said he hoped he would not be long going to Tipperary so that he could tell his friends what happened. he brought three stones in his pocket in memory of the holy well. He met three men when he landed at home in Tipperary. They were delighted when they saw him, and he asked them was there any blind or lame so that he could tell them about this miraculous well. They said that there was a deaf man and a blind man and they set them to it, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Duggan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr M. Duggan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
