School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The people go around the well first, and they say some prayers. Then they pick seven stones, they go around the well seven times praying at the same time and throwing a stone away each time.
Then they got o a rock where the track of St. Patricks knee is. They say prayers there too. Then they go to the chapel which is in ruins and they pray there too. They leave a button, a pin etc after them in the chapel. If they dont leave these things after them they cut a cross on a stone in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Aine Hastings
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Thady Hastings
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamhnaigh Shlinneáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
