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Title
A name given to the resource
Clare
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. Colman Mac Duagh’s Blessed Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Teernea, Co. Clare
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The site is currently very overgrown. Locals recently added trees and a dry-stone wall enclosure surrounding the spring with an opening to the well. There is a stone ledge over the spring were offerings are left.
4 Cure
The well can cure sore eyes and head ailments.
5 Pattern day
The well does not have an annual gathering now, but the Saint has a feast day on October 29.
6 Offerings
Offerings include cigarette lighters, rosaries, horseshoes, stones, and religious figurines.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Prayer rounds are done on Sundays.
9 Publications
Houlihan, Michael. 2015. The Holy Wells of County Clare.
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Colman MacDuagh
Clare
Colman MacDuagh
horseshoes
Keelhilla
lighters
October 29
religious figurines
Rosaries
stones
Teernea
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Clare
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 Colman Mac Duagh’s Blessed Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Keelhilla, Co. Clare
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well during an earlier time was surrounded by ferns and greenness until the trees were cut down and the ecosystem changed the climate in the area surrounding the well. The well area itself is still surrounded by trees, but the larger area has been cut down. There are ruined walls from a 7th-century oratory. The Saint’s "Bed" is a limestone cave higher above and behind the well. The site has a bullaun stone covered in moss. The well has a rag tree that is visited by tourists. It is not an original part of the well site (see Houlihan, 2015).
5 Pattern day
Colman’s feast day is celebrated on October 29th.
6 Offerings
Tourists leave offerings on the rag tree.
9 Publications
Houlihan, Michael. 2015. The Holy Wells of County Clare.
Westropp: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folklore_survey/chapter14.htm
O’Donovan, J. and Curry E. 1839. ‘The Ordnance Survey Letters of Co Clare’, http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/osl/oughtmama3_masduachs_well.htm.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
St Colman's well
Clare
Colman MacDuagh
Keelhilla
Mac Duagh’s Blessed Well
October 29
rag tree
votives