School: Sheanmore (roll number 16197)
- Location:
- Sheeanmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Síghle Ní Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0131C, Page 04_020
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- There is a station done to Bunmore well every year. It is done on the fifteenth of August. Everyone goes and makes a station at the well. There is a stream near the well, where everyone takes off his shoes, and washes his feet and hands and head. Then they pick seven stones out of the stream. They go up to the well and kneel down and say seven Our Fathers, seven Hail Mary's and seven Glorias. Then they get up and go around the well seven times, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Éamonn Ó Cléirigh
- Gender
- Male
