School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Liag, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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- (continued from previous page)And that night the soldier shot himself for the evil he had done. The people leave pictures a the well. There are no fish seen it.
There is also another well in Newtowncashel and it is said that the Blessed Virgin appeared to a man while he was praying. The people go on certain days in the year and they pray and they also wash their feet in the well.
There is a bush beside the well.
- There is one Holy well in our parish it is in Cullentra it is called St martins well, it is said St Martin used to pray at it. His altar is beside the well,. There are no certain days for visiting it. It cures fever. There is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barr na Cora, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Miss Mary Murphy
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Barr na Cora, Co. an Longfoirt
