School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 268

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  1. In this district there is a well and a serpent's head is supposed to be seen in it. Anybody who went near this well the serpent would kill and eat them up. St Patrick heard of this strange serpent and coming to the well he made the sign of the cross and the serpent was never seen in the well since. The field in which the well is in is called
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sheehy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mary Sheehy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath