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School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 364

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    In the Windmill Road there is a woman who is over seventy years of age, Mrs McDonnell is her name. She told me about a blessed well known as "Our Lady's Well". This well is situated in Slane. Many people go there on the 15th of August to see this blessed well and to bring some of the water home to cure sick people. The water flows at six o clock that morning and stops flowing at twelve that night. Long years ago when people assembled at the well
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Windmill Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Windmill Road, Co. Louth