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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
1 Name of well and saint
Sunday’s Well. Dedicated to the King of Sunday.
2 Townland, County, GPS
Agharinagh, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
According to Amanda Clarke’s Blog, the well is hidden but still very much revered. It is a secret, but powerful place only known to those it matters to. A horseshoe of mossy stones curves around the well. A lintel slab lays on top of the stone and is covered in many offerings. There is also a slab in front of the well which allows access to the water adjacent to the well. Crosses are etched onto the lintel stone and the mossy side stones. Behind the well is a large amount of stones that were possibly left by pilgrims as part of rounds. The well is somewhat neglected, but it is still visited by elder locals in the towns of Magoola, Agharinagh and Dromgouna.
4 Cure
The well is said to have cured lameness in many cripples.
6 Offerings
Holy water bottles, statues, figurines, candles, a crucifix bearing an elongated and emaciated Jesus were left as offerings on the stones surrounding the well.
8 Stories
The Schools’ Folklore Collection provided many stories about this well in Amanda Clarke’s blog. “There are many stories connected with this spot one of which was about an old man from Dromgouna whose name was Paddy Sullivan. He thought he was called one night to plant a tree alongside the well so that people could hang their offerings on the branches. He rose next morning and planted the tree which can still be seen growing there. It is said that Mass was celebrated there in Penal Times. It is now known by the name of Sundays’ Well and people still visit it on a Sunday to pray. (0348:177)
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 4th, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
The Schools’ Folklore Collection. Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 4th, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
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Title
A name given to the resource
King of Sunday well
Agharinagh
candles
Cork
crucifix
figurines
Holy water bottles
King of Sunday
lameness
Statues
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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
1 Name of well and saint
St Mary’s Well & Sunday Well, Walshestown
2 Townland, County, GPS
Walshetown, Cork Co
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The wells are paved in a roughly octagonal shape approached by two steps down; empty niches lie in the surrounding curved walls.
4 Cure
tooth ache, earache and general ailments of the head.
5 Pattern day
August 15
6 Offerings
statues, flowers, candles, the votives are left on a shelf on the well
8 Stories
It will not boil, and is said to assume certain shades and volumes, each change indicating a cure or the likelihood of some disaster occurring in the neighborhood. The water of the well beneath the Mass arch is only used to obtain cures.
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 31, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S., & Sleeman, M. (n.d.). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork (Vol. 3, Mid cork).
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Mary's well
August 15
candles
Co. Cork
flowers
St. Mary
Statues
Sunday well
votives
Walshestown
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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
1 Name of well and saint
St Dalbach's Well, Tobar Beannithe Cúil
2 Townland, County, GPS
Coole Upper, County Cork; 52.10847616, -8.2031547
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well itself is nicely made: a barrel-roofed wellhouse made from stone, with a neatly flagged surrounding area, two stone seats near the entrance, all festooned with ferns. A slab in front bears an engraved cross and around it seven kneeling stones are placed, visited as as part of the rounds.
4 Cure
Cure for sore eyes, ears and warts. An entry from the Schools' Folklore Collection: …there is a boy living in Coolagou… and his name is Kevin Lyons. A few years ago he had a very sore ear. One day his mother took him to the holy well at Coole and performed the rounds, After a few days his ear was all right because his mother had faith enough in the holly (sic) well. (049:0377)
5 Pattern day
23rd October
6 Offerings
Statues, crucifixes, rosaries, bows, coins, medals etc mostly placed on top of the well house
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The rules for pilgrimage are clearly outlined on a board outside the sanctuary. You should approach from the north, walk deisal (clockwise), keeping to the right and in single file. Collect nine small stones as counters and each time you have accomplished a round (a walk around the well, praying at each of the seven kneeling stones and reciting Our Fathers etc) throw one pebble away. When you have none left your turas (pilgrimage) is achieved. Finally make an offering and drink the water three times (using your palms if there is no cup), then hang a cloth in the bushes.
8 Stories
This is how it is meant to have originated: Long ago the blessed well at Coole was just a spring. A female inhabitant of Coole Abbey House was reputed ot have seen a monk praying at this spring and she ordered an oratory to be built over it. The well is dedicated to St Deviet or which is an anglicised version of St Dalbach …
9 Publications
Schools' Folklore Collection (049:0377)
10 More
SMR number: CO036-019005
The well may have originated as part of the Coole Abbey complex - the remains of two churches still exist nearby. St Dalbach may have been an anchorite.
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Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Amanda Clarke
Title
A name given to the resource
St Dalbach's Well, Tobar Beannithe Cúil
Coole Upper
Crucifixes
cure
October 23
Rosaries
St Dalbach
St Dalbach's Well
Statues
Tobar Beannithe Cúil
Warts