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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 462

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    Then on St Kilian's day there was a procession and afterwards the children recited the poem before a large crowd of people prizes were given to the best children, then there were sports afterwards.
    Miss Agnes O'Farrelly and other noted people made speeches and they urged the people to have a visit to the well each year but their effort failed. The well was forgotten ever since.
    There is only one holy well in our parish. It is Saint Patrick's Well in the park beside Simmon's field. There is no pilgrimage to this well now.
    About fifteen years ago a man named Richard Mc Donnell
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Nora Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rahardrum, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr F. Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan