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School: Cuan an Bhainigh (Bannow)

Location:
Carrick, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Tomás Breatnach
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  3. XML “A Ghost Story”
  4. XML “Our Holy Well - Lady's Well”

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  1. A Ghost Story

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Maddock
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Wexford

  2. Our Holy Well - Lady's Well

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    There is one Holy Well in Bannow called the Lady's Well. Nobody ever visits this well or gets any water from it.
    No one ever goes to pray round this well as is done at other wells. This well is situated in a field belonging to Mr Wade.
    A very strange thing happened about this well. One time some soldiers washed their clothes in it and on the next
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