School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan

Location:
Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 098

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 098

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    a man Moore was hanged somewhere near this well.
    In the townland of Ballymacrow there is a blessed well. It is said that some hundred years ago there was a convent situated in the townland.
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  2. There is a stone trough in the middle of the graveyard in Cranareen. It is supposed to be a holy water font belonging to a chapel stood on this place. The water in this font never dries up even on the hottest day in Summer. There is always a small amount of clear cool water in the font. By dipping the affected part three times in the water of this font people is able to be cured of warts.
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