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School: Ballykilmurry

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Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
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Bean Uí Odhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 068

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    Holy Wells
    The college of Rahan built over 120 years ago by three brother priests names St. Ledgers. John was the principal man and took charge of the work. One very warm day as they were raising material from the sand-pit the men complained of the thirst saying "If we only had a drink of water". St. John was reading his office far above the men and hearing the men complaining he scraped back the sand and clay from under his fett and immediately there was to be as much water as a man would drink. He called on the men saying "come up here one by one. I
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Emily Scully
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aharney, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Edward Scully
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aharney, Co. Offaly