School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)
- Location:
- An Ghráig, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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- (continued from previous page)St. Molagga cure (name ailment) 2) Kneel at the right hand side of the well and say the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father seven times in honour of St. Malogga.3) A part of the rosary is said at the same place.4) Kneeling centre ways another part of the rosary is said.5) The rosary is finished at the left-hand side of the well.6) Still in the same place The Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father are recited each five times in honour of the Five Wounds of our Lord.
If any person wants to bathe any part of the body in the water of the well he must do so outside the walls of the churchyard. St Malogga, it is believed, was born somewhere in the townland of Ahacross. The combined ages of his parents at the time of his birth is said to have been 140 years. People(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Durane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Áth Cros, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mr James Durane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Áth Cros, Co. Chorcaí
