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School: Bracknagh (2)

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Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0800, Page 125

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    saint's head is on it. When people get headaches that live near the place they generally go to the well they always leave a beads or something holy in it. St Brochan made a road across the bog. There is a graveyard beside the church and a parish priest is buried in it. A load of stones were put over it and not even a blade of grass grew over the grave. The four walls of the church are to be seen still. There are fourteen little bushes around the well to represent the fourteen stations of the cross.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Carey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonsast Lower, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Mary O' Grady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonshannon, Co. Offaly