School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 12_011
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- (continued from previous page)the well. If three of them were to-gether they would wash their hands and faces.
They used leave bits of rags, pins, buttons and matches in the ruins of the chapel. If they would not leave any of these things they would cut out their name on the stones in the ruins. They used do a station for their cows and they used bring some of the grass from around the well for their cows to eat. St. Patrick put the well there and the track of his knee is to be seen in a rock there yet.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peigí C. Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tadhg Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
