School: Clooney, Cuinche
- Location:
- Clooney, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 311
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- (continued from previous page)from far and near to be cured by them.many of the sick couldnt or wouldnt be attended to ,by muinntir Ícidhe ,either because they were poor or from the numerous jealouses that always existed amongst the Irish people.
Very likely then they rejected invalids pitched their boha around the well.What is more likely that Fineen who had a church in Quin a few miles away ,hearing about the despied and unattended visitors was moved with pity and came and imparted healing properties to the well.On that account it was called Tobar Ineen or St Fineen's well.
- Informant
- John Clune
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Carpenter
- Address
- Quin, Co. Clare
