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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Donegal
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
Doon Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Termon, Co. Donegal
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is very accessible and wheelchair friendly. Placed in a small garden beside a private home, the owners voluntarily serve as the well's primary caretakers. The well itself is behind two small wooden doors on which is posted a plaque outlining which prayers should be recited to obtain its curative properties.
4 Cure
The well is believed to have the ability to cure a variety of illnesses.
5 Pattern day
On both New Year's Eve and May Eve, large vigils are held.
6 Offerings
There are two small trees that are covered with items owned by those who have prayed on the site for a cure or a release from present trouble. Anything from rosary beads, to rags, to teddy bears may be found.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
“Repeat Our Father and Hail Mary five times
And apostles creed for your intention
Repeat same for each bottle of water
Our Father and Hail Mary for Father O’Friel who found it
Our Father and Hail Mary for Father Gallagher who blessed it
Our Father and Hail Mary for the person who put the shelter around it
N.B These prayers must be recited with bared feet.”
https://voicesfromthedawn.com/doon-rock-and-well/
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
Doon Well
Co. Donegal
Doon well
May Eve
New Year's Eve
rags
Rosary beads
Termon