School: An Clochán (C.)

Location:
Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 007

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    to have taken place after visiting the well. There no particular prayers required for making the station. In order to gain the indulgence people used to go round the well nines times on their knees saying any prayers they wished and finish the station at the Friar's Stone. Holy water from the well and blessed clay from underneath the stone were got by every one who visited the place. The pilgrimage has died out, the well is grown over with grass and for the past fifty years no people do the stations nor visit the place which was once one
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Lizzie Ryan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    88
    Address
    Ballysheil, Co. Offaly