School: Willistown, Dunleer (roll number 7597)
- Location:
- Baile Bhuilí, Co. Lú
- Teacher: M. Ó Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0671, Page 149
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- St Finian's Well, Co LouthBarony - Ardee
Parish - Tóchar
Townland - CortownSt. Finian who lived later at Dromin is supposed to have had a monastery in Cortown. The site is directly south from this school and is about three-quarters of a mile distant. The land in the immediate neighbourhood is rough and the greater part is a grazing ranch. The grass in general is coarse ( Fionán ) and this has given it locally the name of the "Fineens".The site of Finian's Cell is still pointed out but on it now stands a cattle shed which accomodates a few young cattle in winter time.Here we also notice a little garden which still shows traces of intensive cultivation as the herbage is different - greener and more luxuriant - than that of any field in the neighbourhood.In this garden is a well from which issues a good stream of water at all seasons of the year. This is pointed out as St. Finian's Well, but my informant - Mrs Traynor - says that(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mary Callan
- Other names
- Mary Callan
- Mrs Traynor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Chlúid, Co. Lú
