School: Corlis

Location:
Corlis, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs O' Reilly
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  1. The is a famous holy - well in Mr. Charter's field in the townland of Mullambly, about a quarter of a mile from the main road leading from Cavan to Arva. This well, is supposed to have been founded in the sixth century. Some women used it for domestic purposes. One woman was washing clothes at it when a strange man appeared to her and told her to not use it. Next day she went back to wash more and he again appeared to her, and told her not to use it for domestic use; but to clean out the well and when she looked round he had disappeared. The woman did as she was told and ever since and ever since it is looked after and kept cleaned. People from around here have visited it with sores and wash them with the water and it is known to have cured many who had belief in it.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilish Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornafean, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr William Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Gartinardress, Co. Cavan