School: Clochar Bhríde, Tullow
- Location:
- Tullow, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhubháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 043
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- (continued from previous page)On the feast of the Nativity they walked round the well a certain no. of times reciting the Rosary a certain no. of times. When the devotions were over they turned their thoughts on singing + dancing + unfortunately, drinking. By degrees the feast day became a fair day when farmers brought in their cattle + pigs to sell. This led to many abuses so that the feast was discontinued for many years. The fair was held on a commons near St. Austin’s Abbey now called the “Fair Green.”
About 8 years ago one of the Patrician Brothers got the place cleaned up + with the help of the National School Boys built a cement wall round the well. He also got a statue of Our Lady there + planted shrubs + flowers at either side of a flight of steps which leads from the road in to the well.
Many people go there to(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr O. Darcy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlemore, Co. Carlow
