School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 193
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Holy Wells:-
Near my home there is a hold well named St Finn's well. It is circular in shape. Near it there is a bush known as Finn's bush. The water of the well is dark in colour. It has a cure for a toothache, by saying the following little prayer
O Saint Finnlock I believe that you have left us in the dark water of this well a cure for my toothache. I also promise to leave a piece of cloth with my initials beside the well.
Only a few people in the district know the prayer and it was with great coaxing that I got it.
The people used to take some of the water with them. There is a track of an old road leading to the side of the well.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- John Mullally
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Occupation
- Pensioner
- Address
- Corkan, Co. Westmeath
