School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 212
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- (continued from previous page)they shut it up.The water of the well began rising and flooded the house of the Protestant's and they had to open the well again.The Protestants go water out of the well and boiled it in kettles and it turned into blood. The well is still visited and it is believed there is a cure in the water
- In olden times there was an old druid who it is said lived beside the Brosna River, at Kincorn, Ferbane, Offaly. There was a ford at the spot and everyone who crossed the river had to give the old druid some(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Galvin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- James Galvin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
