School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)
- Location:
- Bocóid, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 042
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- (continued from previous page)that took the water from it had to cover it before they were cured.
Mary Melvin living with her blind father in Garrison in the Co. Fermanagh heard tell of the cure and she travelled ten miles to get it. She took the water from the well in a pail and forgot to cover it. When she was at Rossclogher she saw the waters following after her and she started to run. She ran on to Garrison, the water was still following her and getting exhausted she fell at Garrison. The waters flowed over her and drowned her.
To the present day Lake Melvin can be seen by(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid N. Gilmartin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cionn Locha, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Mrs John Gilmartin
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Cionn Locha, Co. Liatroma
