School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:: Prison East, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 01_053

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The Holy Well in Balla (continued)

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The pilgrims used to bring water from the well in bottles and leave little gifts behind as offerings to God. The women would leave a little of their shawls or cloaks. The well was surrounded by a wall at first but such crowds of people used to be waiting to get to the water that some P.P. got the wall removed.
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Superstitions

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There are certain nights on which if people sweep the floor when going to bed they find tracks of unknown people in the morning. Some of these nights are 25th March and some Sunday in July.
A person who acts as brides-maid

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