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School: Loughduff (B.)

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Loughduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ó Heidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 012

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    There is only one holy well in this district. It is called St. Patricks well. It is situated in a field of Philip Donohoe's in Carnagh.
    It is said that this well was in Sallahan at one time and that a woman washed clothes beside it and it moved to Drumgore. When it was a while in Drumgore a man cut a (man cut a) tree which was growing over it and it moved to Carnagh and it is there since.
    There is a stone beside the well and the track of St Patricks knee is in it. When a person goes to the
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