School: Droichead an Chláir (B.). Clarecastle
- Location:
- Clarecastle, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Háinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 385
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- (continued from previous page)385Shannon was cured there.St Michael's well is situated in Killoo two miles from the village of Clarecastle.It is situated by the side of the road.The people go to St Michael's well on the twenty sixth of September and they make rounds there.They take off their boots and stockings and they go round the well on their knees.When they come to the Blessed Virgin Mary's statue they kneel on a stone and when they are finished they bless themselves with a stone.They say the Our Father the Hail Mary and the Glory be to the father six times.There is a lot of water drank people bring it home in bottles. It is sprinkled on cows after calving and people drink it when they are sick. People leave medals, prayer books, holy pictures and beads there.They leave them on a little house like an altar. There is a blackthorn bush at the side of the well.
- Collector
- Norman Purtill
- Gender
- Male
