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School: Cadamstown, Kinnitty

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Cadamstown, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
B. Ní Chuignigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 229

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    a different place than it was long ago. One time a boy kicked stones into it and it moved and sprung up at the other side of the road. It cures toothaches but when a person would be leaving the well he would have to leave something belonging to him such as a piece of a ribbon or beads or a prayer-book and he would have to drink some of the water or he would not be cured. This was a very great custom long ago but it is gone out of date now. St. Lugna's well is very deep and when you would be getting water out of it is is so deep that you would have to put a stick in the neck of the bottle in order to get it out.
    There is a bush growing beside St Kieran's well and whenever you would be passing the bush you would have to pass the left side of it or some bad luck would befall you.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Coughlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cadamstown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Obdt. James Coughlan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cadamstown, Co. Offaly