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Cloghan, Co. Offaly
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Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 005

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  1. The Friar's Well in Ballysheil

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    There is a blessed well in Mr Michael Camon's garden in Ballysheil.
    The history of this well goes back hundreds of years. Old people tell that during the penal times when religious persecution was at its height, a Friar who was hiding in the Strawberry Hill Road was chased by English soldiers from there over to Ballysheil where he was killed on the road about one
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Lizzie Ryan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    88
    Address
    Ballysheil, Co. Offaly