School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 032
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- There was a well in a field called the Furloo and it is said that there was a cure in the well. The landlord Mackey Wilson didn't want the Catholics going to the well, and being cured so he closed up the well and that night when he was in bed didn't the water spring up and, when he got up next morning wasn't there three feet of water under the bed. So he had to go and open the well, and, so ever since there is a shaking scraw and, it is called the Furloo river and they say the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Gilleran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonkeel, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Thomas Killian
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Cloonbearla, Co. Longford
