1 35 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/63b9dd91d222e235af1f9afefdeb66be.jpg?Expires=1785369600&Signature=WWm-eNyafwSIYFdlRpyXe3UNXDwJctZQTKwKUvA3i69vNw9%7E-yuVFyx3quH0q0FPiYe0E5dSfcCQtRALyf7YlstxLs9VkwKVCxTq2ZVYydanpRnk-TcNT-KiVjrPn8vM-oN6esKVh0nOf4uAhwUG7kYnNHpMW8u1TGMLqsc0dIn0FfljYa%7E8u357cbcfIxZYrEf1vfi2en1v9SnBtJN6UTp1Mfi5DSwJwH%7E%7EQSUJspT-jfWzbN6OWVl4IY%7EdaP1eLlHo7Zw4vLCpPDQUSlrilX7DO2CapSnoT%7EijX83Ydtz1yhadIppayj3frv40lGwyxJIyRp8kAPGO9QgVpPKsbA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cb78f34ef434fe0f57f1b86a542b13e5 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 Galway 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 The Well of the Seven Daughters or Seven Sisters 2 Townland, County, GPS Aillebrack, Galway 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The Well of the Seven Daughters is situated in a valley in a field called "Pairc Geal" in Aillebrack, almost at the foot of Doon Hill. There is a white-thorn bush growing close to the well and there is a spring-well also very close to it. A little wall partly encloses the well. A new residential construction prevents easy access to the site. 4 Cure The well is frequented for the cure of diseases, particularly headaches, sore eyes, sore hands, etc. 5 Pattern day Pattern Day and/or Practices - discontinued; site rarely visited because of difficult access 6 Offerings On completion of the rounds, something is left beside the well, such as coins, medals, statues, buttons, hair pins, crosses, flowers, pieces of cloth tied on the bush. 7 Prayer rounds and stations The prayers said are:- seven Our Fathers, seven Hail Marys and seven Glory be to the Fathers on each round of seven. There are seven stones used to count the rounds. If the Station is being performed for oneself, three sups of water are taken by the person. The water is also applied to the affected part and it is also brought home. 8 Stories Tradition has it that the patrons of the well were the Seven sisters of St. Cailín, who were drowned while bathing in Lough Fada (Ballinaboy). 9 Publications The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0005, Page 157 Paul Gosling, Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Volume 1: West Galway, 117. https://www.visitgalway.ie/explore/religious-and-spiritual/holy-wells/well-of-the-seven-daughters/ https://www.megalithicireland.com/Cashleen%20Church%20of%20the%20Seven%20Daughters.html (photo source, photos by Jim Dempsey) 10 More It is said that the water of the well "boils up" and that a water-spider is seen when a request is granted. 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 Seven Sisters/Seven Daughters Cloth Coins Galway headache Medals rag Seven Sisters soer eyes sore hands