School: Baile Aodha (C.). Inis (roll number 13419)

Location:
Ballyea, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Dhuibhgeanáin
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    of crutches, was, after staying overnight at the well, able to leave her crutches behind her and walk home. Also a child, named Cholessy, from Kilmaley, only four years of age, who was unable to walk, after staying a night at the Well, was able to walk perfectly from that on.
    Killerk Blessed Well in Mr. Neylon's land is surrounded by a graveyard where children were buried, before the graveyard was in Kilone, and is overshadowed by a great oak tree. The water in this well has power to cure some sore eyes and there is moss growing on stones around the Well, which if rubbed to sore eyes is supposed to cure them.
    Killea Blessed Well is about a mile and a half from Killerk. In this Well is an eel. If people with sore eyes, visited it, did a "round", teemed the well, took up the eel with a silk handkerchief and rubbed it to their eyes it is supposed to cure them.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killerk East, Co. Clare
    Informant
    James Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killerk East, Co. Clare