1 35 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/771e66fc5709b856f6b5ffdde9c2f39e.jpg?Expires=1785369600&Signature=oPosJCr2hWng5aQ0ZA9apB-V-FYkblRUvTbXTI8rX-L8k71nW9Vnwc8XFDHVebT-M62xV-jPmSB%7Enx3NBfHGp-Hsxmy0-LDu63nasUgB5YygLW5kv6N3pkdTwvL-7m2xnMM%7EXK1TDPh82U1AdIulUpy5TvDknGge-jnGm7Ah7OKtaYdP-X5jL1xO3J10XrNSftHxwgaLTr8FEzlCvwRfhSCpWqnGADrHu2IFixiB0QVZhqrMIuRzEmVLdJ0zWlqmEVkjYYAI45dAHvElVICZrCLVqzca53KAS-Z6-eHsn75zHyEiJGjWWlLJ0aeQZ21A5G02APCDM23FtHdzFfFBBA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c4b238ecaf439a9f8d3ffcce4f1c5aa1 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 Louth 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 Toberhullamog/Tobar Cholmoig/Saint Colman's Well 2 Townland, County, GPS Salterstown, County Louth 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings This well rests right at the coastal water line in a hollow lined with big round stones. Despite the waves occasionally depositing sand, shells, stones, and more into the well, the water remains fresh. As of 1998, Mr. John Sarsfield cleans out the well in the winter, and takes care of it during the summer. He also collects the offerings, which range from stones and shells, to buttons, pins, religious medals, and more. He leaves candles for the the well's visitors (Connolly and Moroney, 1998) (Conlon, 2000). 4 Cure People still visit the well for eye cures, which recent cures reported. In the past, the water was said to cure malarial fever and other diseases (Connolly and Moroney, 1998) (The Schools Collection). 5 Pattern day Up to a century ago, "annual pattern took place at the well on the 7th of June, the feast of Saint Colman. The well was visited and from there a procession went to Salterstown Church and graveyard" (Moroney and Connolly, 1998). 6 Offerings As mentioned previously, people leave stones, shells, beaded necklaces, pins, religious medals and more (Connolly and Moroney, 1998) (Conlon, 2000). It is also said that any people who take the offerings in ill will will confer the disease of the person who put the offering there (The Schools Collection). 8 Stories According to the Schools Collection, a saint (likely Saint Colman, although it is unclear) and a chief, who didn't believe the saint was doing enough, went head-to-head at this spot. Upon being proven wrong by divine intervention involving the chief standing on one side of the scale, and a "God Bless You" spoken to the other side of the scale by the saint, the chief asked to be baptized then and there. Because there was no freshwater, the saint struck a rock with his staff and "there issued immediately forth a strong stream of water" (The Schools Collection) 9 Publications "Holy Wells of County Louth" by Larry Conlon (2000) The Schools Collection, Volume 0671, page 151-153: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008858/4961378 "Stone and Tree Sheltering Water: An Exploration of Sacred and Secular Wells in County Louth" by Susan Connolly and Anne-Marie Moroney (1998) 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 Toberhullamog/Tobar Cholmoig/Saint Colman's Well eyes Louth malarial fever St. Colman votives