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School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 345

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Toibreacha Beannaithe

There is a Blessed well over near Kelly’s house. It is called ‘Tobar Inghíne Bhaoith. It is down on a flag and no matter how dry the weather is or how wet, the well would not get bigger or smaller. A family near by brought some of the blessed water in to boil and it failed them to boil it.

Collected by: - Seosamh Mac Giolla, Coisgle, Coad.
Told by: - John Costello, Coad (his father)
(58 years)

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Collector
Seosamh Mac Giolla Coisgle
Gender
male
Address
Coad, Co. Clare
Informant
John Costello
Relation
parent
Gender
male
Age
58
Address
Coad, Co. Clare
Language
English

Toibreacha Beannaithe

St. Inghine Baoith (i.e. the daughter of the Dalcassian Chief Baoith) has three holy wells in this parish named after her.

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Toibreacha Beannaithe

There is a blessed well near Dick Scales’s called ‘Bolán Phádraig’. This well had stones around it. Some of the stones were taken for a house and it is said that part of the house never dried. St. Patrick left his crozier on a stone and the print of it is there on the flag.

Collected by: - Seosamh Mac Giolla, Coisgle, Coad

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