1 35 8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Holy Spout, also known as Eye Spout. (Gob Bheannaithe) 2 Townland, County, GPS Located in the Howth townland in County Dublin. 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings Branigan notes the location as “on the north side of Harbor Road, beside a bus stop and built into the retaining wall of St. Mary’s Abbey” (Branigan 2012:35). Additionally, “up until recent times the water flowed from two short lengths of pipe which protruded from the wall, but these pipes have been removed and the outlets cemented over resulting in the entire wall becoming damp, mossy, and constantly dripping” (Branigan 2012:35). The wall appears to be on a street, making it easy to access. 4 Cure This well is said to cure disorders of the eyes. 9 Publications Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Ireland. Dublin: The History Press Ireland. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Holy Spout of Howth Dublin eye cure Eye Spout eyes Gob Bheannaithe Holy Spout Howth Wall Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Mochulla’s Blessed Well 2 Townland, County, GPS Tulla, Co. Clare 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The well is marked by a large pine tree. Cut-stone steps lead down to the spring that still contains fresh water. There is a modern Celtic cross on the wall above. 4 Cure This well can heal eyes 9 Publications The Holy Wells of County Clare. 2015 http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folklore_survey/chapter14.htm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Mochulla Clare eye cure St. Mochulla Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Brigid’s Holy Well / Dabhach Bhride 2 Townland, County, GPS Ballysteen, Co. Clare 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The site has 2 parts. The upper sanctuary includes a rag tree and a graveyard. The lower sanctuary is where a statue of the saint and the well are located. 4 Cure The well offers cures for eyes, joints, and headaches. 5 Pattern day St. Brigid’s Day is February 1st and is observed at the holy well. 6 Offerings Offerings to the well include flowers, religious figurines, and people nearby make offerings to the rag tree. 7 Prayer rounds and stations The turas begins at the statue of the saint and visitors pray silently. Then they move to the upper sanctuary and then come back to the well completing specific prayers (see Houlihan, 2015). 9 Publications Houlihan, Michael. 2015. The Holy Wells of County Clare. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Brigid's well Ballysteen Co. Clare Dabhach Bhride eye cure February 1 headache joints Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Lady's Well, Virgin Mary 2 Townland, County, GPS County Dublin, Tyrrelstown 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings Currently housed by a small blue and white stone structure, the well is also surrounded by a metal fence. 4 Cure The water from this well cures sprains, cuts, bruises, rheumatism and sore eyes. 5 Pattern day “Lady day” September 8th 8 Stories Legends states that the well was once offended and moved across the road to the location where it currently stands. Another legend states that there are nine curses in the water, but no one knows what exactly they are. 9 Publications Branigan, G. (2012). Ancient & holy wells of Dublin. https://digital.ucd.ie/view/ivrla:10329 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. Dublin: History Press. 7 Prayer rounds and stations The original practice was for pilgrims to crawl on their hands and knees around the well. Prostrating themselves on the ground in front of the well head, they drank the well's waters. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lady's well eye cure Lady Well rheumatism sore eyes sprain Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kerry 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 Holy Well of Ahachoura or Tobar na hAbha Cumhra (dedicated to St. Fursey) 2 Townland, County, GPS Knocknatobar mountain in County Kerry 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The well is lined by a “coursed stone” and fed by a natural spring. Many coins line the bottom of the well and there is a stone with a cross etched into it at the top of the well. 4 Cure Cures blindness as the saint was said to have cured his own blindness at the well. (O'Sullivan and Sheehan, 1996). 5 Pattern day Traditionally on the last Sunday of July 6 Offerings Coins are thrown into the well 7 Prayer rounds and stations Stations of the Cross were added to the pilgrimage in the 19th century--starting at the well and leading up the mountain 9 Publications O’Sullivan, Ann and John Sheehan eds.,1996. The Iveragh Peninsula: An Archaeological Study of South Kerry. Cork: Cork University Press, 341. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Fursey's well Co. Kerry eye cure St. Fursey Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Ultan's well Ardbraccan eye cure eyes Meath September 4 St Ultan St Ultan's Well toothache Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Patrick's Well 2 Townland, County, GPS Carlanstown, Meath 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings This well is said to be along the path of St Patrick's travels from Meath to Cavan and is situated within the Green at Carlanstown nearby the National School. The well is covered by a dome of granite blocks. There appears to be a cross represented in the stone formation and red colored flagstone inside the well (French, 2012:1-2). 4 Cure The well has long been visited on St. Patrick's Day. As reported by French, people collect water for washing one's eyes to to cure any ailment, but not before "[saying] six 'Hail Marys." Additionally, is is believed that cooking with the water will ensure good health (French, 2012:3). 8 Stories According to local folklore some features of the well reflect St Patrick's engagement with the landscape in his first journey. The red color in the flagstone within the well came by legend from his injured and bleeding toe. Two small holes are said to be the impressions of his toe and finger (water from them is thought to be healing) (French, 2012:2). 9 Publications (Admonán, March 13, 2014) http://irelandsholywells.blogspot.com/2014/03/saint-patricks-well-carlanstown-county.html; French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. pp. 1-17; 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. 655. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Patrick's well Carlanstown eye cure eyes Meath St Patrick St Patrick's Well https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/95b21b59c0ebc2bbc816ab39c98df143.JPG?Expires=1773878400&Signature=rKZUv4kgm9-MTGTmdCBGxD5tap9jWC4JuuGbtRhxy-hV4vKEfR%7EOQgPFcfu4M8auJz4l9J7z%7EB3FiKafq8C9RCql%7Et2GTK23e80R2nXq0umqCF3K7TM4P0lBYybuc6IoaXpgXo8MLSFmS6mylQIqnAUE0ndIJqi7nb8Px00L8RB2Y9LeEILnJWiW7HkAldgdSvYj4YDlyxJ0NgJPTvHJv2BUsV10PCjmdiUN3kILzuyVyGcar7a%7EOFhOd3ZTl2KPTpOJgiJiKIROKSadBTmTmE8u5Uk3ee5KpB0CXPN5gXY4CyACuG7gxKrv2QaAaN9QuZehGDdF6FehUGq6g5xGRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8bb3a22a14481b6c7fc84cd55ec5adad Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Tobermaclugg Holy Well 2 Townland, County, GPS Lucan, County Dublin 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings This medieval holy well is close to a medieval ecclesiastical enclosure and graveyard in Aderrig circa 800m away, the ruined church still extant, although in encroaching suburbia. The well dried up since a pumping station was built about 20 yards away, but the author remembers it being wet, before the development began. Little remains of the well to the untrained eye, however, the site was not fully excavated in 2001 - see extract and link to the excavation report below. The traces of a low oval-ish wall enclosing the site, the remains of a couple of steps down to the well, and the possible remains of the collapsed wellhouse that presumably held the bell are still in situ, although no signage or indication of the significance of the site exists to alert passers-by. The name means "the well of the bell" in Irish (Gaeilge) or "Tobar na gClog". The nearby stream, Tobermaclugg stream, has been extensively culverted to facilitate adjacent housing development. This holy well is under threat of total destruction. Extract from Excavation Report from 2001 (G. Scally https://excavations.ie/report/2001/Dublin/0006414/ ) "Remains of a well were located c. 0.4m below present ground level. The well was composed of a roughly oval area of cut stone c. 1m in diameter, c. 0.5m high and abutted by three stone steps; it was not fully exposed. The trench was backfilled and no further excavation took place. 4 Cure It is supposed to hold a cure for diseases of the eye and ears. 5 Pattern day No pattern is associated with it now. 8 Stories The name means "the well of the bell" in Irish. 9 Publications G. Scally. 2001. https://excavations.ie/report/2001/Dublin/0006414/ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tobermaclugg Holy Well Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Helen Farrell Dublin ear cure eye cure Lucan Tubbermaclugg