School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
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without thorns but this was cut down in recent years.The well is covered by a flag and has stone steps leading down .There are no annual days of pilgrimage now,but there were 80 or 90 years ago. Some still visit well and perform "rounds"for cure of ailments.I think there are no special "rounds".Pieces of cloth ,holy pictures and medals are left there ,in various places under stone roof.Cloths also fixed to bush.Nothing known as to antiquity of pilgrimage.
- 5.In townland of Boola na Cásg there is built into an earthen fence a large stone "font"of which no one can give particulars.The "font"as it is known locally ,stands about 3 feet high and contains z hemispherical bowl of about 9 ins.diameter.
