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School: Raheen (roll number 14117)

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An Ráithín, Co. Loch Garman
Teacher:
Thomas Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 113

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    “In the graveyard at Adamstown there was a Blessed Well years ago.”

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    In the graveyard at Adamstown there was a Blessed Well years ago. It was called "Tobar Abbain" which means "Abban's Well." One day a woman came and washed clothes in this well and dirtied it. From that onward the well was never seen in the graveyard again. It disappeared to a place called "The Barracks", about half a mile away.
    There are medals and bits of beads on a stone over the well as relics.
    There are stones in it with spots of blood on them, and these are called "Cloca Fola" or "Blood Stones." There is said to be a cure in them for toothache.
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  2. Our Holy Wells

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    There is a "Holy Well" on Mr. Barron's land in Templenacroha. There is a skeogh growing over this well and a man who lived near the well went to cut it one day and while he was working he looked towards his home and saw it was on fire. He went up to it and saw it was not burning at all. He came
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Curtis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Ráithín, Co. Loch Garman
    Collector
    Jack Whitty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ráithín, Co. Loch Garman
    Collector
    James Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ráithín, Co. Loch Garman
    Informant
    Mr John Barron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Teampall na Croiche, Co. Loch Garman
    Informant
    Mr Paddy Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    An Ráithín, Co. Loch Garman
    Informant
    Richard Eustace
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    39
    Address
    Ráth Uí Bhearáin, Co. Loch Garman