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35
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Meath
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St Brigid’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Martry, Meath
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
“St Brigid’s Well is located near the old church at Martry…In 1886 the well was described as being enclosed by a circular of dry masonry and overshadowed by an aged ash tree” (French 2012: 35).
5 Pattern day
“In the 1860s Cogan wrote that a station used to be held at the well on St Brigid’s Day but during the penal days had taken place in a neighbouring farmer’s house. Also, French states that “a pattern was held on the first of February” (French 2012: 35).
9 Publications
Thunder, John M. “The Holy Wells of Meath.” The Journal of the Royal Historical and
Archaeological Association of Ireland. Oct 1886-Jan 1887, pp 655-658.
French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. Trim: Meath Heritage Centre.
4 Cure
“The well is dedicated to St Brigid and is reputed to be curative especially for asthma and many rags were hung from the tree above it” (French 2012: 35).
6 Offerings
rags
8 Stories
According the Thunder, “Martry was celebrated for its ‘Pattern.’ After the Teltown Games were prohibited the people used to assemble occasionally in the neighborhood of Martry, and there carried on their sports, viz. boxing, wrestling, and other athletic exercises. The men of Meath used to boast that they far excelled their neighbors of other counties in physical strength and dexterity” (Thunder 1886: 655).
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
St Brigid’s Well
1 February
asthma
Meath
St. Brigid
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Meath
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St Brigid’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Iskaroon, Meath
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
"St Brigid’s Well at Iskaroon, Dunderry, is located near the site of the church and graveyard of St Brigid. The well had a stone plaque which bears the following inscription: “Pray for the soule of of Robert, Lord Baron of Trimlestowne 1687.” The well is associated with the well at Tullaghanogue which bears a similar plaque. In the 1830’s the land was the property of Christopher Barnewall, a member of the Trimlestown family…The walls of the church had fallen down by the 1860’s and the graveyard had fallen out of use decades earlier. St Brigid’s Well, a short distance west of the church, was shaded by an elm tree in the 1860’s…There had been four walls surrounding the well but the front one had disappeared. A schoolgirl recorded that there was about three to four inches of water in the well. A glass had been put in the well to partake of the water but this too had disappeared. A bush grew over the well…Today the well is still being used as a source of water. It is now covered with a few corrugated iron sheets but the water is still clear and fresh. The Trimlestown stone sits beside a lone tree on the site of the nearby church and graveyard” (French 2012: 31).
9 Publications
Thunder, John M. “The Holy Wells of Meath.” The Journal of the Royal Historical and
Archaeological Association of Ireland. Oct 1886-Jan 1887, pp 655-658.
French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. Trim: Meath Heritage Centre.
4 Cure
“In the 1930’s a local schoolgirl said that headaches were cured at the well” (French 2012: 31).
5 Pattern day
1 February
8 Stories
“In 1942 the well was located on the lands of Mr. H. Kirwan, Tullyard. The well had almost fallen out of memory. The name of the townland, Iskaroon, Eiscir or Uisce Ruadhain, may be related to Tobar Rua in nearby Kilbride. There is a church dedicated to St Brigid at nearby Kilbride” French 2012: 31).
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Brigid's Well
1 February
headaches
Meath
St. Brigid