School: Rashina, Athlone
- Location:
- Rashinagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 213
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- St. Brigid's well in the townland of Straduff, parish of Milane and Ballinahown Co. Offaly is on the south side of a little green hill and never goes dry.
At one time it was covered over with sticks. A man took the sticks one bonfire night for the fire but they would not burn. The man died a year later. At another time a man took away the sticks and used them to roof a shed. The animals in the shed died, so he had to put back the sticks over the well again.
It is believed that the clay of the well cures sore throat, sprains, swollen legs and many other ailments. About three hundred years ago a priest lived about sixty yards from the well and he used to walk round it every day. People used to go to the well for the clay, and to pray to Saint Brigid. There are seven styles, four paths, three car gaps and a cattle pass leading to the well.
- Collector
- Patrick Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Straduff, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Daniel Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Straduff, Co. Offaly
