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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Galway
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 Anne’s holy well
2 Townland, County, GPS
St Anne’s holy well is in the townland of Booleynanollagh (also referred to as Aughanass, sometimes spelled Ahanass) in the county Galway.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Located near a stream, St Anne’s holy well is sunken into the ground, with stone steps leading to the entrance to provide access. Positioned at the head of the well is a wooden shrine to St Anne which also contains a painted statue of St Anne. Near the well there is also a children’s burial ground marked by a large, white cross.
4 Cure
The well is known for curing illnesses, primarily sore eyes.
6 Offerings
The most common votive offering left at St Anne’s holy well are rages tied to nearby bushes.
9 Publications
“St Anne’s Holy Well.” Woodford Galway. http://www.woodfordgalway.com/index.php/holy-well-menu-item-2
Cunniffe, Christy. “St Anne’s Well.” Galway Community Archaeology. Last modified June 26, 2016. https://field-monuments.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/archaeology/holy-wells/st-annes-well
Photo by Christy Cunniffe
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 Anne’s Holy Well
Ahanass
Aughanass
Booleynanollagh
eyes
Galway
rags
sore eyes
St Anne
St Anne’s Holy Well