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Cavan
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County
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Title
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St Patrick's Well, Moybologue
Creator
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Brian Callaghan
Cavan
Moybologue
Relaghbeg
St Patrick
St Patrick's Well
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Cavan
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County
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Creator
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Brian Callaghan
Title
A name given to the resource
St Patrick's Well, Moybologue
Cavan
Relaghbeg
St Patrick
St Patrick's Well
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Title
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Cavan
Subject
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County
Description of Well
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1934 Survey 1
St. Patrick's Well, Moybologue
1934 Survey 1a
Cavan
1934 Survey 1b
Relaghbeg
1934 Survey 3
St. Patrick
1934 Survey 2
The well is situated inside the ruins of old St. Patrick's Church Moybologue, at Moybologue old graveyard, Relaghbeg, Co. Cavan. The well lies directly opposite the ruin of the north wall, along the wall between two recumbent slabs, and was formerly the font in the church in Medieval times.
A bullaun stone, said to represent the imprint of St. Patrick's knee when he hurled his holy water brush at the 'Cailleach Geargain' or 'Garrawog', is built into the road facing boundary wall. The stone is reputed to have a cure for ailments of the knee, or symptoms of arthritis.
1934 Survey 5
The well is visited for cure of warts.
1934 Survey 7
One Our Father, Three Hail Marys, Three Glory Be to the Father's, with the visitor to bless themselves with the water from the well during the three Glory Be to the Fathers
1934 Survey 8
Warts
1934 Survey 9
Hands with warts are washed in the well, and the visitor must bless themselves with the water from the well while reciting the three Glory Be to the Fathers.
1934 Survey 11
Offerings are made.
1934 Survey 12
An offering of a silver coin or medallion / holy medal is made.
1934 Survey 13
Coins are thrown into the well. Medals are thrown into the well, or placed along the edge of it.
1934 Survey 15
If an offering, coin or medal, is removed from the well by another person, that person will be afflicted with warts.
1934 Survey 19
Kathleen Cooney, Treasurer, Moybologue Historical Society, Eamonn Donnelly, Chairperson, Moybologue Historical Society, Brian Callaghan, Secretary, Moybologue Historical Society. E-mail: moybologuehs@gmail.com
1934 Survey 20
October 12, 2017
GPS coordinates of holy well
53.871932, -6.950542
1 Name of well and saint
St Patrick's Well, Moybologue
2 Townland, County, GPS
Relaghbeg, County Cavan
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
This well is situated inside the ruins of old St Patrick's Church, Moybologue, at Moybologue old graveyard, Relaghbeg, Co. Cavan. The well lies directly opposite the ruin of the north wall, along the wall between two recumbent slabs, and was formerly the font in the church in Medieval times. A bullaun stone, said to represent the imprint of St Patrick's knee when he hurled his holy water brush at the 'Cailleach Geargain" or 'Garrawog', is built into the road facing boundary wall. The stone is reputed to have a cure for ailments of the knee, or symptoms of arthritis.
4 Cure
The well is visited for cure of warts. The nearby rock is thought to cure ailments of the knee. Hands with warts are washed in the well, and the visitor must bless themselves with the water from the well while reciting the 3 "Glory Be to the Fathers."
6 Offerings
An offering of a silver coin or medallion is thrown into the well or placed along the edge of it.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
One "Our father", three "Hail Marys", three "Glory be to the Fathers", with the visitor to bless themselves with the water from the well during the 3 "Glory be to the Fathers"
8 Stories
If an offering, coin, or medal is removed from the well by another person, that person will be afflicted with warts.
9 Publications
Kathleen Cooney, Treasurer, Moybologue Historical Society, Eamonn Donnelly, Moybologue Historical Society, Brian Callaghan, Secretary, Moybologue Historical Society, moybologuehs@gmail.com
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Bibliographic Citation
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O'Connell, Phillip, 1924. 'Moybolge and its Ancient Church', Breifne Antiquarian Society Journal, Vol. II, No. II, pp. 190 - 226
O'Connell, Phillip, 1937 , 'St. Patrick in East Breifne' in O'Connell, Phillip, The Diocese of Kilmore, Its History and Antiquities, Dublin: Browne and Nolan Limited, pp. 70 -95
MacNeill, Maire, 1982,The festival of Lughnasa : a study of the survival of the Celtic festival of the beginning of harvest, Dublin : Comhairle Bhéaloideas Èireann, University College
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Brian Callaghan
Title
A name given to the resource
St. Patrick's Well, Moybologue
Cavan
Coin
cure
Knee
Moybologue
Relaghbeg
St Patrick
St Patrick's Well
Warts