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Dublin Core
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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
Question #1 (10-16-17)
Abbey's Well; dedicated to St Gobnait: he patron saint of Kilshannig … is St Gobnit, but she is more commonly called St Abby. It is said that it had been revealed to her that she should get a church built at a spot at where she should see nine white deer, and that she set out on her travels through Munster in quest of her site indicated in her vision. At several places she saw some number of white deer, she blessed those places and a spring gushed forth in each of them. She finally saw the nine white deer in Ballyvourney. There she got her church built and there she died and beside that church she was buried. Schools’ Folklore Collection (03/094: 0363)
Question #2 (10-16-17)
Kilgobnet, County Cork W 46859 49330
Question #3 (10-16-17)
General cure
Question #4 (10-16-17)
11th February: On the 11th February every year rounds are paid to this well. It is like a national holiday for the district. Men, women and children all turn out in their best style… The rounds are usually performed by commencing the rosary in front of the well, saying the Decade there and moving on clockwise round, saying a Decade at each station. In front of the well on pattern day are two or three poor women who supply glasses of water to the pilgrims who are expected to pay at least a penny each ….. The attendance of the pattern is getting smaller each year.The old people remember a time when the young men of different townlands of the parish used to assemble int he fields near Abby’s Well and compete for ‘Championship of the Parish’ with hop-step-and-jump and long jump. Schools’ Folklore Collection (139-142:0363)
Question #5 (10-16-17)
Rosaries & statues in niches at entrance to well
Question #6 (10-16-17)
The rounds are usually performed by commencing the rosary in front of the well, saying the Decade there and moving on clockwise round, saying a Decade at each station. There are stones around the well house, the words Kneel & Pray scratched into them.
Question #7 (10-16-17)
The wellhouse was built on the site of an older structure and looked after by Johnny the Prayers. The graveyard developed around the well.
Question #8 (10-16-17)
Schools' Folklore Collection : 139-142: 0363;
1 Name of well and saint
Abbey's Well, dedicated to St Gobnait. The patron saint of Kilshannig is St Gobnit, but she is more commonly known as St Abby
2 Townland, County, GPS
Kilgobnet, County Cork, 46859, 49330
4 Cure
General cure
5 Pattern day
11 February. Every year on 2/11, rounds are paid to this well. It is like a national holiday for the district. Men, women, and children all turn out in their best style. In front of the well on pattern day are 2 or 3 poor women who supply glasses of water to the pilgrims and are expected to pay at least a penny each. The attendance of the pattern is getting smaller each year.
6 Offerings
Rosaries and statues at niches at entrance to the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The rounds are usually performed by commencing the rosary in front of the well, saying the Decade there and moving on clockwise round, saying a Decade at each station. There are stones around the well house, the words "Kneel & Pray" scratched into them.
8 Stories
The wellhouse was built on the site of an older structure and looked after by Johnny the Prayers. The graveyard developed around the well.
The old people remember a time when the young men of different townlands of the parish used to assemble in the fields near Abby's Well and compete for the "Championship of the Parish" with hop-step-and-jump and long jump.
It is said that it had been revealed to St Abby that she should get a church built at a spot at where she could see 9 white deer, and that she set out on her travels through Munster in quest of this site. At several places, she saw several white deer, and she blessed those places and a spring gushed forth in each of them. She finally saw nine white deer in Ballyvourney. There she got her church built and there she died beside that church we was buried. Schools' Folklore Collection (03/094: 0363)
9 Publications
Schools' Folklore Collection: 139-142: 0363;
Dublin Core
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Source
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Amanda Clarke
Title
A name given to the resource
St Abbey's Well
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Amanda Clarke
Cork
cure
February 11
Kilgobnet
Rosaries
St Abbey
St Abby
St Gobnait
St Gobnit