School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There are very few holy wells in my district. The only one that I know about is the Friar's Well", which is in the townland of Latt, in a field owned by Saint Patricks College.
It is situated about forty yards from the County Home, and the Friar's Walk, where the old Franciscans of Cavan used to walk long ago. It is said that when the Franciscans used to be walking on their path from the old goal to the end of Drumkeen Wood, that they used to stop, and drink out of the well, and that is how it got its name as the friars Well". Some of the(continues on next page)
