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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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  1. Our Local Saint

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    Saint Surney is our local saint. She lived in Drumacoo, about a mile from here. There is a graveyard at present round her house. Her bed is inside the graveyard gate.
    A well known as St Surney's Well is situated in a field beside the graveyard. If a person is subject to a constant headache he goes to this well for a cure. He goes to the well
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kealy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Michael Kealy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kilcolgan, Co. Galway