1 35 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 Down 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 Moyle Hill Holy Well. No saint dedication 2 Townland, County, GPS Milford, Donegal 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings Beside the Milford-Letterkenny road over Moyle Hill there is a holy well. This well is situated in a farm belonging to the late Colonel Swiney on the left hand side of the road about three miles from Milford. The well is beside the river bed and in rainy weather the river water flows over it. Nine stone mounds are in the field to the left of the stream. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018) 4 Cure When the nine stations are over the person returns to the well and drinks the water and washes sores and painful parts with it. Then they bring some water home in bottles for use during the year. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018) 5 Pattern day People come from far and near to make the stations on the last Sunday in April, the first Sunday in May, and the first Sunday in August. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018) 7 Prayer rounds and stations A person making the stations washes their feet and then makes the stations on bare feet. They begin by saying the Creed and the Act of Contrition. Then they go around the first mound saying at the same time one our Father and three Hail Marys. At the end of this station they throws a stone or pebble up on top of the mound. They then go along then and do the very same thing at each of the other stations. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018) 8 Stories Very little is known of this well. There is no church near the place and there is no saint mentioned in connection with it. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 018) 9 Publications National Folklore Collection 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 Milford Holy Well, Donegal cairn feet First May Sunday Garland Sunday Last April Sunday pain sores stones 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 Waterford 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 Well of Saint Mochua 2 Townland, County, GPS Clashmore townland, Co. Waterford 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The well is at the end of Raheen Quay walk, where there is a sign posted leading to the well. It is situated at the top of a hill. 4 Cure It is said to cure pains, and many visitors bring the well water home. There are also reports of it being an eye well, where visitors would sprinkle the water onto their eyes. 5 Pattern day February 10 6 Offerings No reports of offerings are noted at this time. 7 Prayer rounds and stations Many believers go around the well three times and pray the rosary. It is a custom to do this especially on the pattern day, and to take the well water home. 8 Stories It is said that two eels are in the well, and they are the genii loci of Saint Mochua and someone else. According to the Schools Folklore Collection entry on the well, “Long ago it is said that this well was situated at the top of the village and that one morning a woman came out and washed some clothes in it. On the following morning she came again to do the same work, but there was no sign of the well. The people say that it was not right to wash clothes in the well as it was blessed. The well started to rise again about three fields away from its former place” (SFC 0640:43). Apparently a local man Tom Lockamore came to the well to make rounds to cure his eye. He saw a trout in the well, and the trout splashed his eye. The eye was healed the next day (Broderick, 2016: 46). 9 Publications Broderick, Eugene. 2016. Patterns and Patrons: The Holy Wells of Waterford. 46. Schools Folklore Collection. 0640:43. http://www.discoverclashmore.com/history.html 10 More According to the Schools Folklore Collection, this is the only well in the parish. 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. Mochua's Well eye February 10 Mochua pain Weaterfor