School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 16_013
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- There is a holy well in Gortaveha and the Mac Allens own it. It is called "Tpbar tabair na gaille". People with bad eye sight were cured at this well by washing their eyes in the water. They say it is also good for head aches. The general belief is that a Saint was travelling from Limerick to Galway being overtaking by night layed down to rest by this well and the old people finding out that he was a holy man treated him and they were drawing water from this well he told them that he had it blessed.
- Collector
- Michael Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Michael Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Knocknahannee, Co. Clare
