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School: Corlatty Carroll

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Corlattycarroll, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Jas. Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 205

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  1. St Ann's Well (continued)

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    In warm weather the water of this well is always very cold and people often came and carried water from it to use it when making butter. A neighbouring farmer called
    James Eakins
    Dromad
    Shercock
    Co Cavan
    tried to drain the well into his own field which is not very far away. He made a drain from the well to his own land but it would not move an inch for him. The spot in which the well was at first is always very wet no matter how dry and warm the weather is. People say that cripples came long ago to this well and got cured at it. Pat Sheridan of Glasleck says that he often heard
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hugh Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    John O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killan, Co. Cavan