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School: Ross (roll number 12789)

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Cáit Bean Uí Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0718, Page 064

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    the water from it cures an ailment known as the “Rose.” If a man has the Rose a woman must get the water for him, and if a woman has the Rose a man must get it for her. The water is rubbed to the affected part.
    There are two holy wells in Ballinacree. They cure warts and the toothache.
    A story is connected with the formation of one of them. There was a bell in Killeigh which is now an old graveyard and is seldom used and there was a catholic church here long ago. In Cromwell’s time the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Angela Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ross, Co. Meath