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Title
A name given to the resource
Kerry
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1934 Survey 1
Tobar na nGealt There is reputed to be a cure for madness in the waters of this well.
1934 Survey 1a
Kerry
1934 Survey 1b
Gleann na nGealt, Foillatrisnigh
1934 Survey 3
Local folklore say a Saint called Silver Hugh
1934 Survey 2
The well is situated at the botton of the valley of Gleann na nGealt. Included in the folklore of Tobar na nGealt is a story of the "mad people" coming to the valley for the cure and drinking milk from a hollow in a Ballaun stone named locally as The Mad Stone which is near the well. A crossing on the Gleann na nGealt stream is called Ath na Gealtán (fools crossing). There is also a ring fort nearby. Mad Sweeney and An Buile Suibhne from the early Irish writings is associated with this well and in more recent times, Merlin The Magician. A Book has been written "On The Trail of Merlin. " This book traces Merlin across Europe and this includes Gleann na nGealt.
1934 Survey 4
There is no specific day associated with the well
1934 Survey 5
People suffering from mental illness are coming to this well for hundreds of years and drinking the water for the cure. There are stories told locally and in the old Irish writings of people who were cured after drinking water from Tobar na nGealt. One woman named was a Mary Maher from Limerick and also the King of France was cured after he lost his reason at the battle of Ventry Harbour. All local folklore !
1934 Survey 6
People drink the water. In recent times people hang rosary beads and some personal items on the trees at the well. They return regularly to pray and to drink the water. People talk of a great peace around the well and the valley
1934 Survey 7
There are no special prayers said at the well
1934 Survey 8
Mental Illness
1934 Survey 10
No
1934 Survey 11
No
1934 Survey 13
N/A
1934 Survey 14
Yes, clothing, rosary beads, medals and personal items are hung on the branches of the trees
1934 Survey 15
People drink the water, if you see a fish in the water you will be cured, The Mad People used to survive on water cress and some milk poured out on the mad stone from the local farmer.
1934 Survey 16
No
1934 Survey 19
Brigid O Connor - Brigid.oconnor@yahoo.com
Liam O Connor
Gleann na nGealt,
Camp,
Tralee,
Co. Kerry
1 Name of well and saint
Tobar na nGealt, Local folklore says a saint called Silver Hugh
2 Townland, County, GPS
Gleann na nGealt, Foillatrisnigh, County Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is situated at the bottom of the valley of Gleann na nGealt. A crossing on the Gleann na nGealt stream is called Ath na Gealtán (fools crossing). There is also a ring fort nearby.
4 Cure
There is reputed to be a cure for madness in the waters of this well. Included in the folklore of Tobar na nGealte is a story of the "mad people" coming to the valley for the cure and drinking milk from a hollow in a Ballaun stone named locally as the Mad Stone, which is near the well. People suffering from mental illness have been coming to this well for hundreds of years and drinking the water for the cure. There are stories told locally and in the old Irish writings of people who were cured after drinking water from Tobar na nGealt. One woman named was Mary Maher from Limerick and also the King of France was cured after he lost his reason at the battle of the Ventry Harbour. All local folklore.
9 Publications
An Buile Suibhne-Mad Sweeney
On the Trail of Merlin
Placenames-Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha wrote under the Gaelic pen-name An Seabhac
Mad Sweenedy and An Buile Suibhne from the early Irish writings is associated with this well and in more recent times, Merlin the magician. A book has been written "On the Trail of Merlin." This book traces Merlin across Europe and this includes Gleann na nGealt.
5 Pattern day
There is no specific day associated with this well.
6 Offerings
In recent times people hang clothing, medals, rosary beads and some personal items on the trees at the well. They return regularly to pray and drink the water. People talk of great peace around the well and valley.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
There are no special prayers said at the well.
8 Stories
When people drink the water, and if they see a fish in the water, they will be cured. The Mad People used to survive on water cress and some milk poured on the mad stone from the local farmer.
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An Buile Suibhne - Mad Sweeney
On The Trail of Merlin
Placenames - Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha wrote under the Gaelic pen-name An Seabhac
Title
A name given to the resource
Tobar na nGealt
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Brigid O Connor
Clothing
Fish
Foillatrisnigh
Gleann na nGealt
Kerry
Medals
Rosaries
Silver Hugh
Tobar na nGealt
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Title
A name given to the resource
Waterford
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
Tobar Chuain is dedicated to Saint Cuan and Saint Brogan.
2 Townland, County, GPS
The well is located in the townland of Mothel in County Waterford.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located at a site of an old monastery said to be build by the saints. While the building no longer stands, there are small relics of the structure, near its location. There is also a large tree said to stand at the site of the original altar built in the monastery.
4 Cure
It is said that the well holds curative properties for many common ailments, specifically sore eyes.
5 Pattern day
In the past, the pattern day was held on July 10th. However, the day now falls on the Sunday closest to the 10th.
6 Offerings
Votive offerings of hair are tied to the tree next to the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Pilgrims are to make nine rounds around the well In doing this, they walk without shoes through a shallow stream that contains water from the well. Pilgrims will also carry a small stone with them and then place it on a heap of rocks once they had finished their rounds.
8 Stories
It is said that there were two small trout that lived in the well, and that these fish were the embodiment of Saints Cuan and Brogan. Once, a man from outside the village tried to steal the fish and was promptly chased by the villagers until he dropped the fish.
9 Publications
Broderick, Eugene. 2016. Patterns and Patrons: The Holy Wells of Waterford.
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0633, Page 374
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Title
A name given to the resource
Well of Saint Cuan and Saint Brogan
10 July
eyes
Fish
St. Brogan
St. Cuan
stone
votives
Waterford
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
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
Trinity Well, (dedicated to the Holy Trinity, though “Some sources say that it’s dedicated to St Lassar, sister to St Laitiarian and Inghne Bhuidhe “
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Carrigduff, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
“clearly signed from the road and approached down a long, damp trackway complete with horsetail shoots. The stone wellhouse, a colourful mound in a pool of bogginess, is semi-circular and bedecked with plastic flowers and eclectic offerings, a wooden cross placed atop. A large slab, now submerged, lies in front where pilgrims would kneel to do their devotions. A little bench placed sideways on, now waterlogged and disappearing amongst the bog grass, once offered a place for quiet contemplation.”
“Perhaps most interesting of all is the horseshoe shape curving around the well – the remains of a fulacht fiadh or burnt mound. Fulachtaí fia are plentiful in the Irish landscape, 4500 have been recorded, but easy to miss as many are eroded or ploughed out. They originally consisted of a mound of stones, a hearth used to heat the stones, and a trough, often lined with wood or stone, which was filled with water and into which the heated stones were placed to warm the water. The most popular theory is that they were used as cooking sites but other possibilities include sweat houses, and sites for dyeing and leather working.They mainly date from the Bronze Age but some continued to be used into the Medieval period. An excellent example of a fulacht fiadh in Cork can be seen at Drombeg.”
“The distinctive horseshoe-shaped mound made by the discarded stones is unusually clear at Trinity Well as it curves around the well and helps form the path taken during the rounds. The well itself seems to be in the very centre of the fulacht fiadh, perhaps replacing the original pit. This suggests that the origins of this intriguing well are very ancient indeed.”
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/)
4 Cure
“the water is remarkably potent having many cures attributed to it. It is said to benefit all ailments but various stories tell of its success with legs in particular. One story recounts how a man crippled after an accident did the rounds on a donkey and was later able to walk home. Another local woman took her disabled son who had never walked, carried him on her back and took him to the well for three mornings running – on the third morning he was able to walk. Another story tells how a local chieftain, Maoilseachlainn Mac Amhlaoibh, fell asleep here and awoke with the gift of prophecy.”
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/)
5 Pattern day
“The rounds however are paid on Trinity Sunday, a date dedicated to the Blessed Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Ideally you should visit on the three Sundays before and the Sunday afterwards as well.”
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/)
6 Offerings
It is “customary to tie a rag on the clootie tree behind the well, a hawthorn adorned with rather faded cloths.”
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/)
7 Prayer rounds and stations
“You travel around in a clockwise direction, saying five decades of the rosary. You finish off by taking three sips of water from the well, one for the Father, one for the Son and one for the Holy Spirit.”
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/)
9 Publications
Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/
10 More
“A little fish is also said to live in the well, the sighting of which is of course excellent luck.”
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/16/trinity-well-newmarket/)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Trinity Well
Fish
hawthorn
Inghean Bhaoith
Lassair
rag
Trinity
Trinity Sunday