In the parish of Kilbeacanty there are two wells dedicated to St Coleman. One is situate in the village of Raherin, about two miles east of Gort. The other is on the eastern shore of Lough Cutra lake. Here the fountain flows from a large sheltering rock on which a cross is rudely cut with the date 1745. The date 1745, because during the penal times mass was said there. In 1745, the first mass was said there.

Twas on the 4th of August down in Kilbeacanty
We had a public meeting as you may plainly see
We had our Rev. Chairman and Duffy from Loughrea
To protest against Lord Gough that they came there that day
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'Twas on a Monday morning
Our chapel bell did ring
'Twas head throughout the parish and all our young men came
And when they did assemble they were led into Gort town
Where Kilbeacanty boys marched forward to meet those under the crown
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There once lived a man in Ballylea by the name of Cunningham. One day he was bringing a load of potatoes from the garden to the house, and the horse failed to pull the load. He untied the horse and pulled the load himself to the house.
Another man by the name of Martin Diviney who lived in Kilbeacanty was coming along the road, with a load, the wheel of the car fell out, he put back back the wheel himself and he was able to lift the load of 35 cwts, unaided.

felt it slipping from him. He pulled it out and what was it but the head of a person and written on it was "Leave me where you got me". The man had to turn back again and leave it where he got it and as soon as he left it on the ground it turned into a head again like before. Once a man named Cahill lived in Kilbeacanty with his brothers and sister. John and Joe and Mary were their names. John fell sick and took to the bed. He was attended by a doctor but he couldn't find out what was wrong with him. They heard of Biddy Early so they went to her for a cure. As he went to her he passed by a Lios and he saw some fairies. They asked him where he was going but he only said to Biddy's for a cure for his brother who was sick. He then went and arrived safely at Biddy's house. She gave him a cure and a whip to beat the fairies with as the passed the Lios. She told him to bring her back the whip again when his brother would be better as she could not get on without it. When he was passing back by the Lios the fairies attacked him and thought to take the cure from him but he beat them with the whip and got home safely. He gave the cure to his brother and he got better. After a week or so he was as well as ever and himself and his brother went to Biddy to thank her for the cure and to give her the whip. When they arrived Biddy told them the cause of John's sickness. She said that the fairies knew that he was a fine tall man and liked to have him but she worked some magic power which did not . . .