School: Cabra, Kingscourt
- Location:
- Cabra, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Violet Irwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1008, Page 111
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- Between Blackrock and Dundalk, there is a spot, which is called Ladywell.
During the whole year, this is quite a dry spot, but on the night before August 15 at twelve o'clock midnight, a well springs up.
People who have pains or sore legs gather to this spot on that night and rub the effected part with the water, hoping to be cured.
- Patricia Finegan, who lives at Parliament Crossroads, has the cure for thrush, as she was born a month after her father died.
- Collector
- Emily Shekleton
- Gender
- Female
