Scoil: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (uimhir rolla n/a)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. St Gileon's Well (ar lean)

   

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   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   In front of the well is a large round stone with a good size depression upon its upper surface. Local tradition says that St. Gileon was one day passing along, hungry and thirsty and that he stopped down to drink from the well and let the print of his knee on the stone. Local tradition also says that a little trout used to swim around in the well before sunrise and that anyone who said a round of the beads and saw the trout while doing so would be cured of sickness.
   The following anecdote regarding above trout is worth noting. It was told by Miss Mary [?iffir], Ballinatray Commons Youghath about ten years ago when she, who is now dead (RIP) was about 75 years of age. A person stayed minding the house in the vicinity of the well, while the rest of the family of that house were at mass. She was preparing the dinner and noticed that she had no water. She got a bucket, went to the Holy Well and brought in a bucket of water, poured it on top of the potatoes, covered the water and commenced to boil them. But no matter what amount of fire she used the potatoes did not commence to boil. After an extra long time she suspected that something was wrong. So she raised the lid of the pot and there she saw on the top

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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   Stair Athraigh

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