School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 134
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There are two Holy Wells in this Parish. There is one in Killua Garden named St Lucys Well and the other in the townland of Killallon named Warty well. No people visit them on certain days. There is a drinking cup at St Lucys Well. Before you drink the water you have to wish for whatever you like and it is said that the wish will be granted. There are no cures at St Lucys well. There is the core of the warts at WArty well. When you get the cure you have to hang a piece of string on a bush there. There are no relics at the well. There are trees around St Lucys well.
- We sow one acre of land each year. It does not vary. My brother Peter prepares the ground. The ground is not(continues on next page)
