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Dublin Core
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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 Nicholas's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Tullaghanogue, Meath
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Tullaghanogue Church is located near the well, the well is “to the east of the church… dedicated to St Nicholas” (French 2012: 73-74). French states that “this well appears to be located at the centre of a circular earthwork feature and is located off the farmyard entrance to Tullaghanogue House, formerly called Shamrock Hill” (French 2012: 74).
8 Stories
French gives additional information on St Nicholas: “the parish of Castlerickard is dedicated to St Nicholas and the National School in Longwood is named after St Nicholas. St Nicholas was the patron saint of Dunsany and of Greenogue parish. Near the castle at Dunsany stands the church of St Nicholas. The feast of St Nicholas falls on 6 December. The first Anglo-Norman church at Skyrne was dedicated to St Nicholas. The remains of the saint, who inspired the legend of Santa Claus, is said to have been buried in Newtown Jerpoint in Kilkenny in medieval times” (French 2012: 74).
9 Publications
French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. Trim: Trim Heritage Centre.
4 Cure
Cures nervous diseases, headaches, vomiting.
5 Pattern day
“Stations were preformed at the start of the harvest on the first Sunday in August” (French 2012: 74).
10 More
French notes that the well is also called Tobernuaglas or new green well” (French 2012: 74). An inscription on the well reads “Pray for the soule of Robert Lord Baron Trimlestowne 1687” another inscription reads “Pray for ye soule of Mrs. Alice Griffin; her husband Mr. J. Griffin. Erected by her family – 1764” (French 2012: 74).
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
St Nicholas's Well
1 August
headaches
Meath
nerves
St. Nicholas
vomitting
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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 Brigid’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Neilstown, by Bohermeen Meath.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
According to French, “in the 1930s the well was situated in a marshy field at the back of Patrick Bennett’s house. The well was surrounded by a group of medium sized boulders; on the largest of these could be seen knee prints and the prints of the lower part of the palm. These are the imprints of St Brigid’s knees and hand as she knelt to get a drink…From a side of the well a small stream flowed watering the surrounding fields” (French 2012: 27).
4 Cure
Cures vomiting, sick stomach, and headache. French notes that “in the 1930s people of the area kept a bottle of the water in their homes for such illnesses” (French 2012: 27).
8 Stories
“St Brigid is said to have visited the well on her way from Tara to Teltown” (French 2012: 27).
“A local tradition was that no one should take the water from the well on Hallow Eve” (French 2012: 27).
“There was a story told that a young maid from a nearby house came to draw water from the well. On returning from the well she slipped, fell and spilled the water. She returned from the well to get more water and when she arrived home she fell dead at the door of the house” (French 2012: 27).
9 Publications
French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. Trim: Meath Heritage Centre.
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
headache
Meath
St. Brigid
vomitting