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School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Colmcille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0735, Page 061

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    every year, and any one who has pains, bathe there hands or feet in the water, there is a cure in it. They leave a hankie or anything belonging to themselves.
    Springfield Terrace is situated where Spoutwell lane used to be. It was so called because when a well would spring up, it would be covered in, but near it another would spring up.
    A story is told how one of those sprung up and ran across the road. The Bishop, a priest , and the coach-man, were driving to a sick man as they were about to cross this stream, the priest and coach man beheld a crock of sovernings , they wanted to get out but the bishop ordered them to drive on. When they arrived at house the man
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Hope
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Springfield or Spittlefield, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Hope
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Springfield or Spittlefield, Co. Westmeath