School: Kingscourt (C.)
- Location:
- Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ní Cholgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1008, Page 052
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“In the wood there is a well called the "Wishing well".”
In the wood there is a well called the "Wishing well". There is a bridge across the well. There is an arch in the bridge. It used be used as a hiding place, and also as a place for watching out for the enemy. It is said that Cromwell marched with his army across the bridge on his way to the Boyne.
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- Mollie Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Male
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“A few miles from Kingscourt there is a place called the "Tory Bush".”
A few miles from Kingscourt there is a place called the "Tory Bush". There is a Mass rock there in which the priests used say mass in the Penal Days.