School: An Clochar, Baile Mhic Ealgóid, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Baile Mhic Eileagóid, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0443, Page 059
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- (continued from previous page)his demense for the "Patron" day, the people were taken away still further from the road & well. The road at "Tobar Rí an Domhnaig" is only ordinary width & is not suitable for a great concourse of people. Hence presumably the reason why in the first instance the crowd moved to "Cathair Brioghach" cross & forgot the well. (cross & well are about only a hundred yards apart).
In "Kings Kerry" (P. 126) we read that about 1860 the Tralee people used visit the "Patron" at Ballyseedy - mentioning also "Tobar na Molt" (Ardfert) & "Baile na gCrach" (Lixnaw) both of which have holy wells. By "Ballyseedy" he means "Cathair Brioghach" Cross, which is also always so miscalled. No one ever now associates the May day assembly with the Well, called "Tobairín". Hence the value of "Kings" History, evidence corroborating my theory. Joyce says the wells called "Tobar rí an Domhnaig" were so named because they were visited on a Sunday. I suspect(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séamus Ua Conchubhair
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Thomas Boosnan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na hInse, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Thomas O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Scairt, Co. Chiarraí
