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Title
A name given to the resource
Derry
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
Ballywully Well, Saint Nechtan
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballywully, Derry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is actually a Bullaun stone underneath a tree with many clooties tied to it.
4 Cure
This well is said to be a cure for warts, the afflicted person would dip a rag in the well water and then wash their skin with it. They then tie the rag (clootie) to the tree and as the rag decays, so too does their wart.
5 Pattern day
8th of January
9 Publications
http://www.earlychristianireland.net/Counties/derry/dungiven/
http://www.megalithicireland.com/The%20Wart%20Well,%20Dungiven.html
http://www.omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2013/01/saint-neachtain-of-dungiven-january-8.html
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Title
A name given to the resource
Ballywully Well, Saint Nechtan
bullaun
clooties
cure
Jan. 8
rag
St. Nechtan
tree
Warts
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Title
A name given to the resource
Antrim
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
Gloonan Stone St. Patrick's
2 Townland, County, GPS
Cushenden, Co. Antrim
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
A bullaun stone on the opposite side of Glendun Rroad from the Roman Catholic church of St. Patrick. the stone is neatly fenced with wooden railings. The stone has two indentations that retain water, the largest in a perfectly circular bowl shape.
4 Cure
skin diseases and warts
5 Pattern day
17 March
8 Stories
Rosemary Garrett (1956) noted that the name of the stone Gloonan derives from "gluin" for knee. As near many holy wells, this knee stone's depressions were once explained as having been worn into the rock by St. Patrick kneeling to pray there. Another story relates that the traveling saint stopped to drink water from the larger indentation and, in kneeling to do so, created the second. Formerly people used to align their knees on such stones before praying beside their local well and this seems to have been such a site.
9 Publications
https://thejournalofantiquities.com/2013/06/08/the-gloonan-stone-cushendun-co-antrim-northern-ireland/
Garrett, Rosemary. 1956. Cushendun, and the Glens of Antrim. Ballycastle, Northern Ireland:, J.S. Scarlett & Sons.
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Title
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Gloonan Stone
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
CRay
17 March
Antrim
bullaun
Cushenden
Gloonan
skin diseases
St Patrick
Warts
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Title
A name given to the resource
Fermanagh
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 Tighernagh(Tierney)'s Holy Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Kiltierney, which is in the Electoral Division of Milltown, in Civil Parish of Magheraculmoney, in the Barony of Lurg, in the County of Fermanagh --also called Deerpark
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Was the site of Kiltierney Abbey/Monastery (now in ruins), evidence of old slab graves and carns dotted around. There is also a stone circle.
5 Pattern day
customary to visit on both May 1st and Nov. 1st (Magee, 1987)
9 Publications
See Kiltierney and Its Associations with Saint Patrick
Author(s): Patrick Magee
Source: Clogher Record, Vol. 12, No. 3 (1987), p. 393
Published by: Clogher Historical Society
See also:
Cunningham, J.B. 1983. "William Starrat Surveyor-Philomath" in Clogher Record pp. 219-223 (for information on Kiltierney and its pilgrimage)
8 Stories
Knee imprints of St. Patrick on a bullaun stone (see Wakeman Vol. III, 1875, p. 468 in The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland)
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Saint Tighernagh(Tierney)'s Holy Well
bullaun
Fermanagh
knee prints
Tighernagh
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Title
A name given to the resource
Down
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Still Image
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1 Name of well and saint
Saint John's Holy Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Saint John's Point, Lecale Upper, County Down
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Situated on the site of Saint John's Point Old Church/graveyard (ruined, pre-Romanesque) and right next to a ballaun stone; near St John's Point lighthouse. Well is currently built into the wall separating the churchyard from the road. Appears to be made out of rough dry stone; approx two-thirds enclosed, with a capstone on the top; the open third has steps leading to the bottom; approx 4 feet deep (maybe a bit more?); mud at the bottom. Usually dry, but I have once seen it full of water. May be able to find more info on NI historic environment viewer.
4 Cure
Unsure; perhaps had something to do with the ballaun stone
5 Pattern day
Unsure; I think that little is known of the relevant St John.
6 Offerings
None
7 Prayer rounds and stations
No
8 Stories
No
9 Publications
http://irelandsholywells.blogspot.com/2012/04/saint-johns-well-st-johns-point-county.html
https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/NISMR-public/Details.aspx?MonID=8564 (you need to click the link, accept terms of service, exit tab, then click the link again) – see PDFs
10 More
Really nice well in a peaceful, scenic place next to lighthouse and old church.
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Title
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St. John's Holy Well
bullaun
Down
St. John
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Title
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Offaly
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
St. Manchan's Holy Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Lemanaghan, County Offaly
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The Well is along the Togher, to the right of Lemanaghan Church. There is a small stone wall surrounding the well, a large bullaun stone, and multiple trees, some of which have clooties tied to them. The well itself is a hole in the ground with stone steps leading toward the base. After the well's renovation in the 1930s 4 upright headstones were discovered, and they are now housed in the visitor center. The most prominent tree is a misshapen ash, with multiple clooties and rags tied to it and even some rosaries.
4 Cure
It is said to cure nearly every ailment but is especially effective against neuralgia, cancer, and warts. To receive the healing powers of the well one must apply the water to the afflicted part of their body and then walk around the well three times, often leaving a votive as thanks afterwards.
5 Pattern day
January 24th
6 Offerings
The bottom of the well is littered with coins and on the ash tree nearby, people leave all sorts of objects from rosaries and rags to stuffed animals and pictures of themselves or loved ones.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The sick come on St. Manchans feast day to make their rounds.
9 Publications
http://www.megalithicireland.com/index.html
https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/tag/st-manchans-holy-well/
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St. Manchan's Holy Well
bullaun
cancer
clootie
neuralgia
Offaly
rags
Rosaries
St. Manchan
Warts
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dublin
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 Mobhi's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Grange, County of Dublin
8 Stories
The well is associated with St Mobhi or St Movee, a hermit who died in 630AD, about a century later than St Mobhi of Glasnevin.
9 Publications
http://www.megalithicireland.com
see also Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. Dublin: History Press.
10 More
Photo credited to Jim Dempsey
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Located on the grounds of the old Milverton Demesne, southwest of Skerries (Branigan, 2012:31). Large stone surround with a flagstone in front of the stepped-descent into the well. A large sycamore tree is adjacent.
4 Cure
The cure actually is derived from drinking rainwater collected in a bullaun installed in the wall by the bottom step and to the right of the well itself (see Branigan, 2012:33).
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St. Mobhi's Well
bullaun
Dublin
Grange
St Mobhi
St Mobhi's Well
St Movee
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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
Wart Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Wart Well, Foherlagh Townland, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The Wart well is a bullaun located on the same boulder as a mass rock. The site sits on private property along the Roaringwater Bay. Near the mass rock and bullaun there are two large standing stones (Clarke, 2018.)
4 Cure
The holy well cures warts.
5 Pattern day
The boulder arrangement saw use as a mass rock, so use of the holy well was likely as unstructured as the ad hoc masses held there.
9 Publications
Bishop, H.J.. “Mass Rock Sites of County Cork” findamassrock.com. Accessed April 1, 2021. https://www.findamassrock.com/cork4
Clarke, Amanda. 2018. “Three Gentlemen, a Yeti & a Medicinal Draught” holywellscorkandkerry.com, November 4. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/11/04/three-gentlemen-a-yeti-a-medicinal-draught/
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Wart Well, Foherlagh
bullaun
Cork
mass rock
wart