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Title
A name given to the resource
Down
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
Moyle Hill Holy Well. No saint dedication
2 Townland, County, GPS
Milford, Donegal
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Beside the Milford-Letterkenny road over Moyle Hill there is a holy well. This well is situated in a farm belonging to the late Colonel Swiney on the left hand side of the road about three miles from Milford. The well is beside the river bed and in rainy weather the river water flows over it. Nine stone mounds are in the field to the left of the stream. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018)
4 Cure
When the nine stations are over the person returns to the well and drinks the water and washes sores and painful parts with it. Then they bring some water home in bottles for use during the year. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018)
5 Pattern day
People come from far and near to make the stations on the last Sunday in April, the first Sunday in May, and the first Sunday in August. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018)
7 Prayer rounds and stations
A person making the stations washes their feet and then makes the stations on bare feet. They begin by saying the Creed and the Act of Contrition. Then they go around the first mound saying at the same time one our Father and three Hail Marys. At the end of this station they throws a stone or pebble up on top of the mound. They then go along then and do the very same thing at each of the other stations. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018)
8 Stories
Very little is known of this well. There is no church near the place and there is no saint mentioned in connection with it. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018)
9 Publications
National Folklore Collection
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Title
A name given to the resource
Milford Holy Well, Donegal
cairn
feet
First May Sunday
Garland Sunday
Last April Sunday
pain
sores
stones
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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. Benin
2 Townland, County, GPS
Kilbenan, Co. Galway 53.539659 -8.893323
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
stone impoundment and surround; also encompassed by a fabulous ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior)- in the Heritage Tree Database of the Tree Council of Ireland
5 Pattern day
Garland Sunday, last Sunday in July
7 Prayer rounds and stations
the nearby round tower and early medieval church ruins
8 Stories
From the National Folklore Collection, https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4566066/4563899/4570418, Collector: Mary Coughlan, The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0051
Holy Wells
LanguageEnglishCollectorMary CoughlanInformantMrs Coughlan
Holy Wells
St. Benins Well. There is an old well in Killannon. It is called St. Benins well. People go there to perform stations. They go around the well a certain number of times and there are prayers to be said. They generally say them going around on their knees or on their bare feet. At the end of their rounds they bless them-selfs with the water in the well and tie on a bit of ribbon on the tree that grows in the well or leave little things such as pins, buttons, or bits of broken beeds. In the olden times there was supposed to be two lovely fish in the well going round and round until one day an old woman caught them and took them home and prepared them for dinner. She put them on the fire to cook. But if she had them on yet they would not cook. So she put them back again and they are not seen there ever since.
Mary Coughlan
Galway -Road
Tuam
I got this from my mother:
Mrs. Coughlan
Galway Road. Tuam
9 Publications
See above
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Benin
Ash Tree
Galway
Garland Sunday
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Title
A name given to the resource
Louth
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
Saint Patrick's Well (Channonrock Townland)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Channonrock Townland, County Louth
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well lies along a path, through gates and two field (where you will find "curious cattle"). There appears to be a stone wall that visitors have to climb to get to the path that has been embedded with horseshoes. The well itself is round and shallow, in a marshy environment surrounded by tall trees. It lies in the corner of a field and there is evidence to suggest that the well might have been more "built up" in former times (Connolly and Moroney, 1998).
4 Cure
Most commonly headaches, but Saint Patrick himself is said to have told people to wash their sores in the water, and they will be cured. It is also mentioned that people take the water for other "cures" (Connolly and Moroney, 1998) (The Schools Collection).
5 Pattern day
The First Sundays of May and August, until around 1836 (Conlon, 2000). Additionally, a mass is always said in honor of Saint Patrick on March 17 at the well (The Schools Collection)
6 Offerings
None are left, but the family who owns the field where the well is located decorates the path to the well every year on March 17th (Saint Patrick's Day).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Stations are mentioned but with no detail (Connolly and Moroney, 1998).
8 Stories
It is said that Saint Patrick's staff left a long unusual groove in a stone close to the marsh. A hidden, basin-like stone is said to have provided Saint Patrick with a bowl for drinking and shaving, with the razor "having been made at the forge down the road" (Connolly and Moroney, 1998). Additionally. Saint Patrick himself is said to have washed his hands in the well while he was teaching true faith. The mark of his knees, where he kneeled, is said to be visible along with the footprints of those listening to him (The Schools Collection).
9 Publications
The Schools Collection, Volume 0665, Page 360 (https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008838/4960026)
"Stone and Tree Sheltering Water: An Exploration of Sacred and Secular Wells in County Louth," Susan Connolly and Anne-Marie Moroney (1998)
News article from The Argus: "Restoration Committee officially end term in office" (September 1, 2010) (https://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/news/restoration-committee-officially-end-term-in-office-26946647.html)
"The Holy Wells of County Louth" by Larry Conlon (2000), (https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729874?seq=5#metadata_info_tab_contents)
10 More
A news article (from The Argus) stated that: "This coming Sunday (possibly the 11th or the 18th) the parishioners of Louth and Inniskeen will congregate at St. Patrick Well, Channonrock at 3pm. They have been doing this since the year 2000 and hopefully another good crowd will turn up."This indicates that perhaps the well is being used by local parishes as a holy site despite the lack of information about rites, Stations, and rounds.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Patrick's well
17 March
First May Sunday
footprint
Garland Sunday
headache
horseshoe
imprint stone
knee stone
Louth
sores
St. Patrick