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Title
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Meath
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 Ultan's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ardbraccan, Meath
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
This well is proximal to the land of Ardbraccan House, the house that was at once O'Conor's (Thunder, 1886:656). A visitor will find the well over nine feet in diameter with six steps down into its stone basin (French, 2012:60).
4 Cure
The well may hold cures for tooth aches and eye pain, which may be achieved by either drinking or washing the problem area, respectively. A pilgrim may also wash their fit in the well to cure sore feet (French, 2012:61).
5 Pattern day
Historical records indicate a range of patterns between the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Until 1850 pilgrims held stations on the eve of St Ultan's Day, September 4th. This tradition faded until the 1920s into the 1950s when there was a resurgence of pilgrims visiting the well. French (2012) writes, "In the 1930s there was a pilgrimage of St. Ultan's Well every year on the first Sunday in September and the Rosary was recited in Irish... today the well is dry" (French, 2012:61). Current gatherings at the well on the saint's feast day in the second decade of the 21st century range in attendance from 20 to 40 people. The well has dried in part due to zinc mining in the vicinity.
8 Stories
St Ultan is known to have been a devout humanitarian, offering food, clothes, and education to over 500 children orphaned by the yellow plague. Given this history, St Ultan's inspired the 1919 founding of Dublin City's St Ultan's Hospital for Infants (French, 2012:60-1; hospital closed in 1975).
9 Publications
Thunder, John M. 1886. The Holy Wells of Meath. The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, Fourth Series, 7:68, pp. 656; French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. pp. 60-2.
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Title
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St. Ultan's well
Ardbraccan
eye cure
eyes
Meath
September 4
St Ultan
St Ultan's Well
toothache
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Title
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Donegal
Subject
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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. Ultan's Well also known as "The Turas"
2 Townland, County, GPS
Culdaff Parish, Inishowen
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located 80 yards from Falmore school. St. Ultan is the patron saint of Culdaff
4 Cure
People who go to the well have multiple complaints for their children who do not learn to walk at the usual age. In order to be cured, the child is taken and carried around the well, while at the same time another person can say the prayers. The sick person is to say the prayers but if he or she is not able to, any other person is allowed.
5 Pattern day
You are allowed to visit the well at any time, but it is important to visit on the first Monday of the quarter. Three consecutive visits of the quarters are required.
9 Publications
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4493784/4420055/4536591?ChapterID=4493784
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Title
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St Ultan's Well
Culdaff
Donegal
Inishowen
St Ultan
St Ultan'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. Ultan's Holy Well at Killinkere is situated on a gentle
declivity in a secluded part of the townland of Corratinner ;
a short distance away is the ruins of the ancient parish church of
St. Ultan. Bushes and shrubbery surround the Well, giving it an
impressive background. Close by is a Mass-rock of the Penal
times. The townland was usually known as 'Cob~t\ Ulr~in, and
the older people still retain the name.
O'Donovan, in noting the fact that St. Ultan is Patron of
Killinkere, adds that " there is a well dedicated to him ir. a townland
to which it has given the name of Tober-Ultan [~obdp
ULCAI,~] which was formerly visited by a great concourse of
pilgrims." (Breifney Antiquarian Society Journal 1929-1930)
1934 Survey 1a
Cavan
1934 Survey 1b
Corratinner Parish of Killinkere.
1934 Survey 3
St Ultan
1934 Survey 2
The well is situated in a quiet rural location between a Mass Rock and Gallon ancient Graveyard ,location of original church of St Ultan of Ardbraccan (an Cillin Ceir) which gives the parish of Killinkere its name.
1934 Survey 4
Sadly the well of St Ultan is not now visited on a regular basis.
Question #1 (10-16-17)
St Ultan's Well, Tober Ultan
Question #2 (10-16-17)
St Ultan's Well at Killinkere in County Cavan is situated on a gentle declivity in a secluded part of the townland of Corratinner. A short distance away is the ruins of the ancient parish church of St Ultan of Ardbraccan (an Cillin Ceir) and Gallon ancient graveyard. Bushes and shrubbery surround the well, giving it an impressive background. Close by is a Mass-rock of the Penal times. The townland was usually known as 'Cob~t\ Ulr~in, and the older people still retain the name. O'Donovan is noting the fact St Ultan is the patron of Killinkere, adds that "there is a well dedicated to him in a townland to which it has given the name of Tober-Ultan [~obdp ULCAI,~] which was formerly visited by a great concourse of pilgrims." (Breifney Antiquarian Society Journal 1929-1930)
Question #7 (10-16-17)
Sadly it is no longer visited today
1 Name of well and saint
St Ultan's Holy Well, Tober Ultan
2 Townland, County, GPS
Corratiner Parish of Killinkere, County Cavan. The townland was usually known as 'Cob~t\ Ulr~in, and the older people still retain the name.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
St Ultan's Holy Well is situated on a gentle declivity in a secluded part of the townland of Corratiner; a short distance away is the ruins of the ancient parish church of St Ultan. Bushes and shrubbery surround the well , giving it an impressive background. Close by is a Mass-rock of the Penal times. The well is between a Mass Rock and Gallon ancient Graveyard, location of original church of St Ultan of Ardbraccan (an Cillin Ceir) which gives the parish of Killinkere its name.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Sadly the well of St Ultan is not now visited on a regular basis.
8 Stories
O'Donovan, in noting the fact that St. Ultan is the Patron of Killinkere adds that "there is a well dedicated to him in a townland to which it has given the name of Tober Ultan [~obdpULCAI,~] which was formerly visited by a great concourse of pilgrims." (Breifney Antiquarian Society Journal 1929-1930)
9 Publications
https://www.irelandxo.com/sites/default/files/Breifny-Antiquarian-Society-Journal-1929-30-Vol-III-No-11%20%281%29.pdf
(BreifneyAntiquarianSocietyjournal of 1929-1930 Page 306.
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Breifney Antiquarian Society journal of 1929-1930 Page 306.
Title
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St Ultan's Well
Creator
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Mary Flynn
Cavan
Corratinner
Killinkere
St Ultan
St Ultan's Well
Tober Ultan