School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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- (continued from previous page)threw them in many years ago. When people pass by the well, they drop in a pin, and bless themselves, as the old people used to do in the olden times.
- Situated:- beside Yellow River in Everards land about 3 fields from Randlestown house. It is quite easily found.
The following account of St. Anne's well is given by Mr John Nevin of Randlestown who lives about a half mile from the well.
This well is situated in the field beside "Everards Chapel" a family that is now Protestant and is extinct, the last is Sir Nugent Everard and he is at present in Malta.
There is a bush over the well with little pieces of rag on the bush. There are cures for headaches if you dip the rags in the well and put it to the head. - Collector
- Louis Smith
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