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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 132

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    1. There is a holy well situated about a quarter of a mile from where I live. It is called St Ciaran's well. People do stations at this well in the month of September, as St Ciaran's Day is on the 9th of that month, and they also take away the water from it, for cures. It is a small spring well, with a hawthorn bush growing over it. When the holy Monks lived in Clonmacnois
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creevagh, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    James Mc Manus
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Creevagh, Co. Offaly