School: Baldwinstown
- Location:
- Baldwinstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Ristéard Mac Plib
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- There are four holy wells that I know of three in this parish and one outside the parish. I do not know of the townland in which they are situated.When the pattern is in the graveyards the people visit them but there is no special days.
The well that is in Kilcavan is called after St Kevin. People that would have warts on their hands would go the blessed well nine times and make the sign of the cross with the water. In Kilcavan every time they go they would leave beads or prayer book. Some people go to the well for the water and put it on the pains and they always drink the water.
At Kilcavan well there is a statue of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Hore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baldwinstown, Co. Wexford
