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Title
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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
Our Lady
2 Townland, County, GPS
Athenry, Co. Galway
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Paving was said to have taken place in the early 2000s to the dismay of some local visitors. The well structure is kept tidy and cleared of most votives. The well surround itself is paved and encircled by a five and a half foot high block wall with a large niche and statue of Our Lady. Access to the well is prevented by a metal railing and the water source is covered with a type of dome of metal spokes to which a pump is fixed with a handle that can be moved to deliver a stream of well water.
5 Pattern day
The traditional pilgrimage times are between 15 August to 8 September, the Day of Our Lady's Assumption until her birthday. Visited all year, the well also is especially visited on Good Friday and Easter.
6 Offerings
Candles, rosary beads
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Our Lady's Well
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CRay
15 August
8 September
Athenry
candles
Galway
Our Lady's Well
Rosary beads
votives
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Title
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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
Well of the King of Sunday
2 Townland, County, GPS
Tubber, Co. Galway
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well complex is off the main road through Tubber on the border with Co. Clare and is behind some disused agricultural buildings, through two cattle gates, and enclosed with a low stone wall. "Done up" since 2007, the well is landscaped with an easily-walked graveled paths between stations. The well is enclosed in an older circular stone impoundment--the stones of which have now been cemented and is surrounded by gravel. Along one path is a rectangular stone house with domed roof around which the well water flows and in which is a statue of Our Lady. On another path is a cover for officiates at open-air masses and a shrine structure where votives are deposited.
4 Cure
Cures are obtained by praying the rosary on three consecutive visits.
6 Offerings
Unusually shaped stones, silk flower arrangements, religious statues are generally retained when the site is cleaned. These remain on the stone "shrine house." Other votives such as rosary beads and scapulars are left on trees near the well and along the path behind the rectangular shrine with the statue of Our Lady.
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Well of the King of Sunday
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Celeste Ray
Galway
rosary
scapulars
Tubber
votives
Well of the King of Sunday
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Title
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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
St. Flannan
2 Townland, County, GPS
Errislannan, Co. Galway (near Clifden in Connemara)
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
stone surround and lining with steps to the well. Located on the edge of Lough Nakilla to the right of the gate for the burial ground and medieval ruin of a church dedicated to St. Flannan
5 Pattern day
18 December, formerly a gathering for prayers
6 Offerings
coins, rosaries, and religious medals
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I – West Galway mentions a boulder, known as St Flannan’s Bed, lies c. 100m E of the graveyard --and a local man aged 86 said it was once part of the rounds.
9 Publications
Gosling, Paul. 1993. Archaeological Inventory of County Galway, Vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin:
Stationery Office.
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A name given to the resource
St. Flannan
18 December
Coins
Connemara
Galway
St. Flannan
votives
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Title
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Donegal
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. Eigne's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Inishowen peninsula of of Donegal
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located at the top of Mamore Gap. An engraved stone nearby indicates that the well is that of St. Eigne
4 Cure
Additional shrines next to the well are dedicated to the, Virgin Mother and St. Padre Pio, whose intercessions are also considered to increase the healing qualities of well water.
5 Pattern day
The Feast day is the 15th of August, which is known as the Feast of Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
6 Offerings
Flowers, statues and other prayer items are places outside of the well.
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St. Eigne's well
August 15
Donegal
Eigne
Inishowen
St. Eigne's Well
votives
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Donegal
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County
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1 Name of well and saint
Wart Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Stradgraddy, Near Tarmon
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Bush growing over the well
4 Cure
If you visit the well once and rub water on your wart, the wart with disappear. Three Our Fathers and Three Hail Marys have to be said each night and each morning after visiting the well n order for the wart to be cured.
5 Pattern day
Pins and medals are left at the well.
9 Publications
https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/2013/06/09/st-colmcilles-well-disert-donegal/
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wart well
Donegal
Medals
pins
votives
Warts
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
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 Mary’s Well & Sunday Well, Walshestown
2 Townland, County, GPS
Walshetown, Cork Co
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The wells are paved in a roughly octagonal shape approached by two steps down; empty niches lie in the surrounding curved walls.
4 Cure
tooth ache, earache and general ailments of the head.
5 Pattern day
August 15
6 Offerings
statues, flowers, candles, the votives are left on a shelf on the well
8 Stories
It will not boil, and is said to assume certain shades and volumes, each change indicating a cure or the likelihood of some disaster occurring in the neighborhood. The water of the well beneath the Mass arch is only used to obtain cures.
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 31, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S., & Sleeman, M. (n.d.). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork (Vol. 3, Mid cork).
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St. Mary's well
August 15
candles
Co. Cork
flowers
St. Mary
Statues
Sunday well
votives
Walshestown
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Title
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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 Colman Mac Duagh’s Blessed Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Keelhilla, Co. Clare
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well during an earlier time was surrounded by ferns and greenness until the trees were cut down and the ecosystem changed the climate in the area surrounding the well. The well area itself is still surrounded by trees, but the larger area has been cut down. There are ruined walls from a 7th-century oratory. The Saint’s "Bed" is a limestone cave higher above and behind the well. The site has a bullaun stone covered in moss. The well has a rag tree that is visited by tourists. It is not an original part of the well site (see Houlihan, 2015).
5 Pattern day
Colman’s feast day is celebrated on October 29th.
6 Offerings
Tourists leave offerings on the rag tree.
9 Publications
Houlihan, Michael. 2015. The Holy Wells of County Clare.
Westropp: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folklore_survey/chapter14.htm
O’Donovan, J. and Curry E. 1839. ‘The Ordnance Survey Letters of Co Clare’, http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/osl/oughtmama3_masduachs_well.htm.
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St Colman's well
Clare
Colman MacDuagh
Keelhilla
Mac Duagh’s Blessed Well
October 29
rag tree
votives
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Title
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Donegal
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 the Holy Women, dedicated to three sisters that became nuns and blessed the well.
2 Townland, County, GPS
County -- Donegal
Townland -- Rannakilla
5 Pattern day
June 23 - 29
6 Offerings
Items such as rags, coins, beads, etc. may be left at the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
There is a nearby altar that an adherent must make a certain number of rounds around before extracting water from the well. Before water can be taken for personal use, three drops must be poured out in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. Only then may the individual take a bottle of the water that can then be used for its miscellaneous curative properties. The bottle must also be corked with natural materials such as moss or grass found near the well.
8 Stories
Fishermen are said to have prayed at the well for protection before going out to sea.
9 Publications
Szövérffy, Joseph. 1955. "The Well of the Holy Women: Some St. Columba Traditions in the West of Ireland." The Journal of American Folklore 68 (268): 111-122.
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Well of the Holy Women
altar
Donegal
Holy women
votives
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tipperary
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. Berrihert's Holy Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ardane, County Tipperary
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
St. Berrihert's Holy Well is situated in the northern foothills of the Galtee Mountains in the Glen of Aherlow. It is located in wet and marshy ground. Timber planks have been laid across the ground to facilitate access. The well is in fact a circular pool about 20 metres in diameter. Water can be seen bubbling up through the sand at the bottom of the well. A small stream flows from the pool. The well is surrounded by trees which adds to the very peaceful atmosphere.
5 Pattern day
The feast of St. Berrihert is February 18th. It seems there was once a pattern day here. (see story from the Schools Folklore Collection below)
6 Offerings
People leave a variety of offerings around the well including small religious icons, rosary beads, children's toys, ribbons tied to trees and many other small items. Some of these are tied to the trees which surround the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
There is a circular path around the well which appear to be used for doing rounds.
8 Stories
There is a story about the well in the Schools Folklore Collection which can be read online here: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5162130/5156633
According to local tradition, the water from the well cannot be boiled.
9 Publications
The well is mentioned on several websites:
http://www.megalithicireland.com/St%20Berrihert%27s%20Holy%20Well,%20Ardane,%20Tipperary.html
https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/tag/st-berriherts-kyle/
https://www.tipperarytown.ie/find-a-business/st-berriherts-well/
10 More
About 100 metres to the west of the well is St. Berrihert's Kyle, an early Christian ecclesiastical site with numerous carved stone cross slabs. The cross-slabs were incorporated into a circular enclosure during restoration work by the OPW in the 1940s.
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St. Berrihert's Well
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February 18
icons
Rosary beads
rounds
St. Berrihert
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votives
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Title
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Cork
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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. Gobnait's wells, Tobar Ghobnatan.
2 Townland, County, GPS
Baile Mhúirne (Balleyvourney), County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well resides in a churchyard just outside of Ballyvourney and along the River Sullane. The site hosts two stone ruins of churches and a cemetery. Local caretakers paved roads and put up gates for the purpose of protecting the site from damage stemming from high traffic. St. Gobnait's well itself features stone steps down to the impounded spring. Drinking glasses and plastic water bottles line the top of stone wall around the water source. In 1950, residents of Balleyvourney fund raised for the construction of a large statue of St. Gobnait; since that time, her likeness became a significant part of the site's rounds (Clarke, 2016).
4 Cure
The water can be utilized to treat any illness. Obtaining the cure requires doing the rounds at least once (Clarke, 2016).
5 Pattern day
February 11th, the pattern day is celebrated with a pilgrimage to the site (Clarke, 2016).
6 Offerings
Statues, rosaries, coins, and crucifixes are left on St. Gobnait's well (Clarke, 2016).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The rounds feature 5 stations with seven Our Fathers, seven Hail Marys, and seven Glorias at each respectively. There are also 11 prayer stations (Clarke, 2016).
8 Stories
A certain girl being in the district of Ballyvourney suffered from an incurable disease. All during her hours of agony she asked to be buried in St. Gobnait’s Churchyard. It happened that the disease she suffered from did not prevent her from performing a novena of Rounds to St. Gobnait, consisting of twenty one rounds, fasting in the morning, in honor of the saint. When her novena was finished she visited the Holy Well and emptied the water out of it. It filled again, and there became visible at the bottom of the well a white fish! This was a sure sign that her request was granted, and she returned home cured. (Schools Folklore Collection 258:0342)
…Reference should probably have been made before now to the holy well of Saint Gobnait, also at Gortnatubrid, and famed for its healing water, which possesses the powers of remaining fresh for an unlimited period when bottled. The miraculous cures too varied to cite here. The water is of an ice-cold and refreshing nature, and the supply to the well has never been known to fail A humorous legend is told of a Protestant chieftain – or probably a minister who lived at Gortnatubrid at a time when no water for household purposes could be procured anywhere in the neighborhood with the sole exception of the holy well of St Gobnait. He ordered that a supply of this water should be procured but the order was not obeyed. In a rage he snatched a can and brought a supply which he placed in a pot and hung over the fire to boil. Although under the influence of much heat the water remained quite cold while the minister awaited his long-overdue meal. Finally his patience being exhausted he poured the water into another vessel and declared he would wash his feet in it. Witness his consternation and suffering when he touched the water his feet were immediately scalded and blistered as from a boiling heat. (Schools Folklore Collection 154/155:0341)
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. 2016. "Three Wells Dedicated To St. Gobnai Ballyvourney" Sacred Wells of Cork and Kerry, Accessed 18 March 2021. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/02/12/three-wells-dedicated-to-st-gobnait-ballyvourney/
Goldbaum, Howard. "Balleyvourney Monastic Site" Voices From the Dawn, accessed 18 March 2021. https://voicesfromthedawn.com/ballyvourney/
Schools Folklore Collection, Volume 0342, page 258
Schools Folklore Collection, Volume 0341, pages 154-155
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St. Gobnait's Well
Cork
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St. Gobnait
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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
Tobar Chuain is dedicated to Saint Cuan and Saint Brogan.
2 Townland, County, GPS
The well is located in the townland of Mothel in County Waterford.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located at a site of an old monastery said to be build by the saints. While the building no longer stands, there are small relics of the structure, near its location. There is also a large tree said to stand at the site of the original altar built in the monastery.
4 Cure
It is said that the well holds curative properties for many common ailments, specifically sore eyes.
5 Pattern day
In the past, the pattern day was held on July 10th. However, the day now falls on the Sunday closest to the 10th.
6 Offerings
Votive offerings of hair are tied to the tree next to the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Pilgrims are to make nine rounds around the well In doing this, they walk without shoes through a shallow stream that contains water from the well. Pilgrims will also carry a small stone with them and then place it on a heap of rocks once they had finished their rounds.
8 Stories
It is said that there were two small trout that lived in the well, and that these fish were the embodiment of Saints Cuan and Brogan. Once, a man from outside the village tried to steal the fish and was promptly chased by the villagers until he dropped the fish.
9 Publications
Broderick, Eugene. 2016. Patterns and Patrons: The Holy Wells of Waterford.
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0633, Page 374
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Title
A name given to the resource
Well of Saint Cuan and Saint Brogan
10 July
eyes
Fish
St. Brogan
St. Cuan
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Title
A name given to the resource
Donegal
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
Name: Ague Well
Saint Dedication: Contested dedication to St. Colmcille or another saint (Cronin et al., 2012). However, the well is attributed to St. Colmcille in a 16th century source by Manus O'Donnell.
2 Townland, County, GPS
Doocashel Glebe., Donegal
However, the location was previously believed to be in the townland of Cashelmore, just west of Doocashel Glebe (Cronin et al., 2012).
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Surroundings : Located in a woody area, and is 2.5 km north of Creeshlough. The well is accessible through a narrow gravel path which is labelled with a signpost, just off the main forest path (Cronin et al., 2012).
Description: The well has an irregular shaped opening, around a naturally-formed spring, and has flat stones, a drystone altar to the west and a cross made of concrete that surrounds the well (Cronin et al., 2012).
4 Cure
Cure: Loneliness
When people would emigrate, they would go to this well in order to get a bottle of water to ward off loneliness in their new living area (Cronin et al., 2012).
6 Offerings
Offerings: Coins, flowers, prayers, and rosary beads
The well is venerated still, as proven by the offerings that were recently left at the well (Cronin et al., 2012).
8 Stories
Local Story: The well never runs dry (Cronin et al., 2012).
9 Publications
"Survey of the Heritage of Holy Wells in County Donegal" - John Cronin & Associates.
Ards Forest Park Donegal - https://www.donegalcottageholidays.com/blog/ards-forest-park/
Ards Forest Park - https://www.donegaldiaspora.ie/programme/ards-forest-park
Ards Forest Park - https://placeandsee.com/wiki/ards-forest-park
Ards Forest Park - http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/looking-at-places/donegal/home-life-in-donegal/play-areas/ards-forest-park/
Ards Forest Park - https://www.thefullshilling.co.uk/blog/ards-forest-parkhttps://www.thefullshilling.co.uk/blog/ards-forest-park
Wonderful Day in Ards Forest Park - http://homepage.eircom.net/~ballyrainens/Archive/2005-2006/ards%20forest.html
Ards Forest - https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1ANG7_ards-forest?guid=a10a698f-7e42-4d5e-8d43-5a330451f6a3
10 More
Bibliography
Cronin, John and Associates. 2012. Survey of the Heritage of Holy Wells in County Donegal. Donegal County Council.
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St. Colmcille's Well
ague
Colmcille
Donegal
loneliness
votives
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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)
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Toberhullamog/Tobar Cholmoig/Saint Colman's Well
eyes
Louth
malarial fever
St. Colman
votives
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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
Sunday’s Well, (near Banteer). Dedicated to the King of Sunday, BVM, and/or St. Abbey depending on the source.
2 Townland, County, GPS
Fermoyle, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is still venerated today.
“Several tall trees lower over the well house which is roughly beehived shaped and made out of stone. A random mixture of other stones, some quite large, litter the area. On top of the wellhouse a statue of the BVM looks serenely down, covered in rosaries, a jar of fresh flowers at her feet. To the right another shrine contains statues, more flowers and offerings and a rosary-adorned holy water bottle. To the left a neat array of cups look very welcoming in a specially constructed stand, Other statues are tucked into various places around the tree and a few rags and beads have been tied to branches.”
(Clarke, 2017, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2017/12/03/fursey-friday-sunday/)
4 Cure
“Several persons have been cured after paying rounds at this well. The rounds consist of five rosaries, five decades in each. The well is particularly recommended for sore eyes and pains of all sorts. Those who visit the well drink the water and rub it on afflicted parts. Relics such as hairpins, buttons, ribbons, rosary beads and holy pictures are always left behind at the well by pilgrims. There is a frog in this well and pilgrims who are lucky enough to see the frog in the water are sure to be cured.”
(Clarke, 2017, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2017/12/03/fursey-friday-sunday/)
5 Pattern day
“Pilgrims visit it on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to pay rounds. The greatest number visit on Good Friday because on that day one visit will suffice but at any other time of the year three visits must be paid on successive days beginning with a Friday.”
(Clarke, 2017, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2017/12/03/fursey-friday-sunday/)
7 Prayer rounds and stations
“Prayers said at the well seem fairly flexible but this story has a humorous twist:
On one Good Friday a stranger came to the well and he was a cripple. He asked a boy what the rounds were. He said thirty-three rosaries for a joke. The man stayed all day saying the rosaries but he was well repaid for this because he was able to walk home. Beside the well are two bowls on which are written IHS and BVM. People rub the affected part with these bowls and they get cured.”
(Clarke, 2017, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2017/12/03/fursey-friday-sunday/)
8 Stories
“Sundays well is situated in Fermoyle woods about a mile and a half from this school. It is unknown who blessed this well but this is how it was known to be a blessed well. A mason who was working at the Old Court near Kanturk had a very sore eye and a bit of lime went into it. He was living near Mushera Mountain and was taking a shortcut home and he passed through this field. He saw the well and bathed his eye in it. The next morning his eye was cured and he came the next day which was Sunday and built a stone arch around the well and since this man’s eye was cured the well is known to be blessed. It is situated in Timothy Horgan’s field.”
“Sundays well is situated in a wooded incline in the townland of Fermoyle, Banteer. The well is still visited by great numbers on Good Friday. They come from far and near to pay rounds there. St Abbey is the patron saint of this well. It is believed that once when she was on her way to Ballyvourney she saw a white deer at this well and as it was on a Sunday she reached the well she blessed it and called it Sunday’s Well.”
“Another legend tells that the well changed its position. On a certain day a woman drew water from the well for household purposes, as the usual spring was in a wet boggy place and she thought it too hard to get at. The holy well was at that time above the fence where it is now. The woman put down the water to boil potatoes but discovered that it would not boil. Next day she again came to the well to discover that it had moved below the fence”
(Clarke, 2017, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2017/12/03/fursey-friday-sunday/)
9 Publications
Clarke, 2017, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2017/12/03/fursey-friday-sunday/
10 More
“The well is obviously still much revered and was renovated in 2016 by the local community who made access much easier via the steps and stepping stones but it sounds as though it has always been a potent spot and much visited. In fact it has all the essential criteria of a powerful and vibrant well: cures, patron saint, a frog and a mind of its own.”
“Visitors can engrave names and dates of visits on a plain slab in the vicinity. The rock is certainly covered in graffiti most of it quite old – unusual behaviour if it was considered to be Mass Rock for they are usually treated with great respect.”
(Clarke, 2017, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2017/12/03/fursey-friday-sunday/)
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A name given to the resource
Sunday''s Well
God
Good Friday
Kerry
King of Sunday
votives
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Title
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Cork
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
Tobar Eoin Óg, St. John’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Carrigaline, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well sits about one mile to the northwest of the village Carrigaline in Ballinrea district. St. John’s well can be found, “along a path between the Ballinrea Road and the Ballea Road (R613), adjacent to the Dun Eoin residential area. It is encased by a bee-hive shaped structure, with a small entrance from which water flows. A damaged cross tops the structure, while five pilgrim crosses are inscribed on the exterior walls” (Scriven, 2013: Liminalentwinings.com). The site is down in a glade and surrounded by trees (Clarke, 2016: holywellscorkandkerry.com).
4 Cure
Tobar Eoin Óg grants a general cure, but specifically the site has been said to cure lifelong blindness in adults, rheumatic pains and motor impairments. A believer may take the waters in order to obtain the spring’s healing benefits if they complete the prescribed rounds.
5 Pattern day
The pattern day is on St. John’s eve (June 23rd). The pattern day coincides with the pagan festival of midsummer. This explains the significance of lighting bonfires during St. John’s eve and particularly near the well site.
6 Offerings
The well enclosure itself is a votive offering from the old man who discovered the site and had his vision restored. There are two entries in the Schools’ Collection of folklore relating to votive offerings at St. John’s Well near Carrigaline. “The relics usually left are - medals, pictures, statues, scapulars, beads and other Holy Objects,” (SFC 0392: 62). “When people come to wash their sores in the well they leave a little holy picture or an Image and sometimes they leave rosary beads and medals… There are crosses on the stones outside of it and if you scratch your money on it you will have twice as much next year. From the people scratching their money the crosses have got six inches deep,” (SFC 0392: 220).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Amanda Clarke provides a description of the folk liturgy of the site: “The Rosary was led by the priest who circled the well clockwise, stopping at each of the five crosses, another man inscribing the stones. A Decade of the Rosary was said at each one. Later some pilgrims performed the same rounds,” (Clarke, 2016: holyswellscorkandkerry.com).
8 Stories
There are two detailed entries on St. John’s well from separate authors in the Schools’ Collection. The first details the well’s construction:
It is a common belief here that it was discovered by a blind old man - a resident in Ballea
who had a very strange dream in which he was ordered by a voice to make a journey - in what direction is not stated - and stop where he heard water trickling.
The following day he set out, and locating the water, stooped and dug with his fingers until water sprang up, bathing his eyes in the clear water his sight was instantly restored.
The next entry explains why the well carries its namesake:
The name of the well is St. John' s well. It got its name because St. John is supposed to appear there twice a year. There is a tree growing on top of the well an ash tree and the people living in the house near the well cracket a piece off the tree and put it in the fire and they said it would not burn.
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. 2016. "Tobar Eoin Óg, St John’s Well, Carrigaline" holywellscorkandkerry.com, June 24th. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/06/24/tobar-eoin-og-st-johns-well-carrigaline/
Scriven, Richard. 2013. "St John’s Well Carrigaline" liminalentwinings.com, June 24th. http://liminalentwinings.com/st-johns-well-carrigaline/
Schools' Folklore Collection, 0392:62
Schools' Folklore Collection, 0392:220
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A name given to the resource
St. John's Well
blindness
Cork
rheumatism
St. John
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Title
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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
St Eóin’s Well, Tobar Naomh Eóin, Toberruane (St. John) (Photo by Amanda Clarke)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Asdee, County Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The entrance to the well is protected by a stone gate and ivy shrubbery that prohibits seeing into the field where pews and other evidence of pilgrim worship are found. The well is surrounded by a wooden fence that leads into the subterranean water. Long stones are stacked at the bottom of the well to pool the water. A stone formation is beside the well and houses a window depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary where offerings are given. The well seems to be in good condition.
4 Cure
The well's cure is for rheumatism and eye ailments like blindness. A story from the School's Folklore Collection explains how a blind man in one eye visited the well, paid his rounds and washed his eye with the water. The eye was washed and a lump fell into the well and was carried away by a fish and he was cured of his blindness. Another story from The Kerryman magazine in 2017 tells a story of a man from the 1880s who brought his nearly blind servant to the well, and she was cured of her blindness. Later, he brings a blind horse to the well to cure it of blindness and it works- at the cost of the master's eyesight.
5 Pattern day
The well's pattern day is on St John’s Day on 24th of June. Pilgrims can be found at the well on other days such as Michaelmas and Saturdays in May.
6 Offerings
Offerings such as metals, candles, and religious imagery are left at the window of the BVM. Strings and rags left as offerings are tied to some of the bushes and vines surrounding the site.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The pilgrims visiting the well on any of the pilgrimage days will pay 3 rounds whilst repeating a rosary, which is done a total of 3 times.
8 Stories
The well has had multiple saint dedications over its time: St. Eóin’s Well, St. Senan’s Well, and St. Luke's Well.
9 Publications
https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2020/03/01/north-kerry-escapade-part-2/
Schools’ Folklore Collection:104:0403
Holy Wells of North County Kerry, 1958
10 More
There is another short story in a book named Holy Wells of North County Kerry (1958) that tells of a man who wants to stop pilgrims from accessing the holy well, so he lets loose a bull to deter the pilgrims. The bull then turned around, charges, and killed the man.
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St. John's Well
24 June
Horse
Kerry
Michaelmas
St. John
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Title
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Donegal
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
Drumboe Lower
2 Townland, County, GPS
Stranolar, Donegal (Cronin, et al. 2012)
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located on high, wooded land close to a site associated with Drumboe Abbey, approximately 1 kilometer northwest of Stranorlar. The well consists of a small niche between large boulders forming a stream that flows southward. It is shaded by large hardwood trees, one of which is the main feature on which votive offerings are accumulated. (Cronin, et al. 2012)
6 Offerings
Votive offerings are primarily deposited on a large hardwood tree which shades the well-site. The are numerous prayers, statues, metal and wooden crosses, Euro and Irish Punt coins, children's clothing and toys, inhalers, rosary beads, holy medals and strange objects such as golf tees, bookies' pens, mechanical tools, a broken cassette tape and a nativity scene housed in a cut-out plastic drinks bottle. (Cronin, et al. 2012)
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The well is still venerated and is led to by a gravel path signposted from the roadside. (Cronin, et al. 2012)
8 Stories
The site would have had vast views over the Finn Valley to the south, southeast, and southwest and is obviously associated with the very nearby Drumboe Abbey, which is thought to be the beginning of the settlement of Stranorlar. (Cronin, et al. 2012)
9 Publications
School Folklore Collection. Cronin, Donegal Holly Wells Survey, 2012
10 More
There is a holy well in Drumboe, County Donegal, called the Abbey well. It is said that there was an Abbey there and that monks dwelled in the Abbey. This may or may not be the same well. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 76)
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Drumboe Lower Well
Donegal
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Title
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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
Tobernahulla is dedicated to Saint Michael.
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballyduff, County Waterford (near Lismore)
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Toberahulla is located directly under a large tree. Several wooden altars have been placed on this tree in order to hold crucifixes and figures of individual saints. A mountain stream runs next to the road near the field before flowing into the well. The waters then combine and flow into the nearby Blackwater river. There are two stone steps leading into the well for pilgrims to access the well water.
4 Cure
One of the first alleged cures occurred when a man from Castlelyons in County Cork visited the well on the eve of the feast day in order to cure his deformed feet. The man stayed at the well all night, and found himself able to walk freely the following day. The well is said to cure a variety of physical ailments, including deformities and eye injuries.
5 Pattern day
The pattern day is celebrated on September 29th. Many pilgrims from several counties used to visit the site, but attendance was discouraged from the years 1838 to 1866 by Fr. Fogarty of Lismore following several brawls between rivaling communities. A revival occurred during the 20th century, and it became common for vendors to sell sweets during the pattern day. The celebration would be supplemented with alcohol and dancing, but now only local people celebrate the pattern day.
6 Offerings
Votives of beads, medals, and crucifixes were hung on the large tree next to the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Celebrations would begin 9 days before the pattern day in order for pilgrims to prepare for their rounds. Pilgrims would pray and then walk through the nearby stream, wash their hands and face, then dance at the nearby crossroad until midnight. Individuals with severe diseases would stay at the well all night in hopes of amplifying the effect of their cure.
8 Stories
According to legend, fighting between pilgrims on one pattern day was so intense that the nearby stream ran red with blood. From that moment on, some pilgrim refer to the well as Tobar na Fola (The Well of Blood). Another legend states that a young woman with an eye affliction washer her eyes in the water after visiting the site with her mother. The two prayed, washed again, and realized that the little girl was able to see the lights of the houses in the distance. After another round of prayer and washing, the girl's site was fully regained.
9 Publications
Eugene Broderick. 2016. Patterns and Patrons: The Holy Wells of Waterford. (p.47-48)
Schools Folklore Collection. 0640:33-35.
10 More
It is said that there is a small footprint impressed into a stone near the well that was left by St. Brigid.
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Archangel Michael
29 September
Archangel Michael
cures
eyes
footprint
St. Brigid
tree
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Title
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Donegal
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 St. Colmcille, Gartan Holy Well,
2 Townland, County, GPS
County: Donegal
Townland: Churchtown (Gartan Education Centre)
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Surroundings: Located within the ecclesiastical site of Gartan and is 2 km northwest of Church Hill. It is located near a graveyard, which has a structure known as the ‘Abbey’. There is badly preserved cross remains which are 20 m south of the graveyard. At the south base of the cross, there is a pile of loose stones that are used in the turas and pilgrimage at the holy well site. The holy well is northwest of the cross. Southwest of the graveyard is St. Columbkilles Chapel. There are views that overlook Gartan lough, Lough Nacally, and Lough Akibban on the east, southeast, and south. The well is surrounded by a modern rubblestone wall and has a modern cast-iron gate. The area is paved with large, flat flagstones and this enclosed area has the well and a low flagstone altar. There are modern stone markings that mark the well itself and the stops of the turas.
Well: The well has an opening which is a small square aperture on the northern side of the enclosing wall. The water is clear.
4 Cure
Cure: Loneliness
Obtained: Visiting St. Colmcille’s natal stone (Cronin et al., 2012).
5 Pattern day
Pattern Day: No pattern due is known to take place, but a celebration may take place on St. Colmcille’s birth, December 7th. His feast day is June 9.
6 Offerings
Offerings: There is a donation box for coins (Cronin et al., 2012).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Prayer Rounds: There are modern stone marking the different stops along the turas, which are still followed. Loose stones at the southern base of the cross are connected and used with the turas performed at this holy well site (Cronin et al., 2012).
8 Stories
Local Story: Gartan, which is the ecclesiastical site in which the holy well is located, is reputed to be the birthplace of St. Colmcille. This saint is said to be the greatest of all of the Donegal saints (Cronin et al., 2012).
The well is described by Ó Muirgheasa (1936) as:
“Gartan Holy Well. See Reeves’ Adamnan, page Ixviii. It is in Gartan, the birthplace of Colmcille, and near the graveyard. The turus is still made. A visit to Colmcille’s natal stone also cures loneliness” (Cronin et al., 2012).
9 Publications
"Survey of the Heritage of Holy Wells in County Donegal" - John Cronin & Associates.
“The Birthplace of St. Colmcille” - https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/2016/06/09/t-he-birthplace-of-st-colmcille-gartan-co-donegal/
“Emerald Isle Tour” - https://www.facebook.com/EmeraldIsleTour/posts/835154583245188/
“Gartan Monastic Site” - http://www.saintsandstones.net/saints-gartan-journey.htm
“Gartan” - http://www.megalithicireland.com/Gartan%20Monastic%20Site.html
“Holy Wells & Abbey” - http://hiddendonegal.town.ie/page/holywellsandabbey
10 More
Bibliography
Cronin, John and Associates. 2012. Survey of the Heritage of Holy Wells in County Donegal. Donegal County Council.
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St. Colmcille's Well
Colmcille
Donegal
Gartan
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Donegal
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
Name: Holy Well
Saint Dedication: There is a statue of the Virgin Mary which suggest that it is dedicated to or associated with her (Cronin et al., 2012).
2 Townland, County, GPS
Anagaire, County: Donegal
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located on the peninsula, which is to the west of Rinn na Feirste, also known as Rinnamona (Cronin et al., 2012).
Description: The well has a small crevice on the base of a large natural rock bolder (Cronin et al., 2012).
5 Pattern day
Pattern Day: No pattern day is known, but if the well is associated with the Virgin Mary, then the Nativity of Mary, September 8th, may be celebrated.
6 Offerings
The well is still venerated.
Votive Offerings: coins, a statue, and holy medals (Cronin et al., 2012).
9 Publications
"Survey of the Heritage of Holy Wells in County Donegal" - John Cronin & Associates.
10 More
Bibliography
Cronin, John and Associates. 2012. Survey of the Heritage of Holy Wells in County Donegal. Donegal County Council.
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Anagaire Holy Well
Donegal
Mary
votives
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Title
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Kerry
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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. Michael's well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Dungeagan, Co. Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Stone lined pool covered by a roughly built beehive shaped structure 2.3m in diameter standing 2.8m high. This structure is situated nearby the NW side of the Ballinskeligs Bay.
4 Cure
The cure of this well was believed to just be a general healing water which could cure anything.
5 Pattern day
Religious devotions followed by dancing and celebration were held here on September 29.
6 Offerings
Medals, crosses, beads, buttons, scapulars, nails, and threads were left on the holes of the structure during the pattern day.
10 More
Part of a healing pilgramage.
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Archangel Michael's Well
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Donegal
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County
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1 Name of well and saint
The Well of Sea-Gull. St. Connell is the one who blessed it. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 213)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Kilkenny, Donegal
4 Cure
Many people visit the well of sea-gull and get cured of tooth-ache. People are known to bring the water home with them. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 213)
6 Offerings
Locals leave beads, prayer books, and medals on a flag which lays is over the well before they leave the site. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 213)
7 Prayer rounds and stations
"Prayers said at the well are five Decades of the Rosary, Lord's prayer and Hail Mary for Father McCullagh. Lord's prayer and Hail Mary are said for the family that owns the land on which the well sits. The Lord's prayer is additionally employed for the intention of getting cured of teeth-ache [sic]. Friday is known to be the best day of the week to make the station. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 213)
8 Stories
According to local legend, a seagull carried the stone which is at the bottom of the well and placed it there. (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 213)
9 Publications
National Folklore Collection
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
This is one of two holy wells blessed by St. Conall in Kilkenny, Donegal.
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St. Conall's Well
Friday
seagull
St. Conall
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Title
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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
St. Senan's Well (Photo by Amanda Clarke)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Tarmon East, County Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
There is a path that leads to the well and the well is surrounded by sally and blackthorn bushes, the site is embedded into a small hill in an open field. The well house is circular shaped and built from rough stones. The front of the monument has an opening in the middle for access to the water. Above the well, three statues (of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Sacred Heart, and Mary of the Gael Saint Brigid), oversee the site. To the left is a painted depiction of St. Senan in black and white paint. A rusty donation box iaccepts contributions for the upkeep of the site.
4 Cure
The well's cure is for eyes. There was once a girl who went to the well and was cured of her blindness. She then forgot to pray and thank God and the next day she was blind again. (The Holy Wells of North Kerry. In Vol 88, No 2 p 158 in the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries 1958)
5 Pattern day
The pattern day is celebrated on March 8th. A tradition of a match of football and a tug of war game was played with every able bodied man. Additionally, pilgrims can be found at the well on the days of Saturday before the 1st of May, the Saturday before Saint John’s day, the 24th June, and the Saturday before Michaelmas the 29th of September.
6 Offerings
Strings, tassels of shawls, and things of the like are left on the bushes next to the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The path of the rounds is treaded in a circle around the well. One rosary is to be said per three rounds of the well. It takes 9 rounds around the well to complete 3 rosaries. "The round is started by kneeling in front of the well and beginning the Rosary there and after some time stand up and walk round the orbit 3 times completing the round of the Beads in front of the well. Then start the second Rosary and walk round orbit 3 times and complete Beads at front of well" (Schools' Folklore Collection: 039-041:0412)
8 Stories
The origin of the well is from St. Senan sleeping at this spot and praying. His head laid on a stone "pillow" and this stone shows the imprint of his face. The next morning, a well was sprung from the ground.
10 More
https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2019/05/12/st-senans-well-tobershenane-near-listowel/
The Holy Wells of North Kerry. In Vol 88, No 2 p 158 in the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, 1958
Schools’ Folklore Collection: 021/022:0412
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St. Senan's Well
24 June
29 September
8 March
blindness
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Title
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Kerry
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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. Moling's Well (Photo by Amanda Clarke)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Brosna, East County Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
On the marked path to the well are stone stations named kneelers, where pilgrims kneel and pray while on their way to the well. The narrow stone entrance opens to an area where the well is visible. The well housing is circular with medium sized stones placed at the top of the structure. Another narrow opening in the structure allows access to the water. The well is enclosed by a stone and grass slope. At the top of the well structure is candles and a mug to collect the water.
4 Cure
The well cures sore eyes and sores in general. St. Moling was cured at this well.
5 Pattern day
The pattern day is on Saturdays in May. Many pilgrims come to say prayers during this time. St Moling’s feast day is the 17th June though it does not seem to have been especially commemorated at Brosna, May being the special month here.
6 Offerings
Offerings are left at the top of the well's stone structure.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The Schools' Folklore Collection states how rounds are paid uniquely to this well. "The people kneel at the first mound and say Our Father, ten Hail Marys. They continue going around in that way until three rounds of the beads have been completed. When they have this done they go near the well, make a cross of rushes and throw it into the well. Long ago when the old people knew Irish they had a beautiful prayer to say when they went to the well" (Schools’ Folklore Collection: 314/15:0449).
8 Stories
In 1998 the well was renovated by resident James Scanlon with the Brosna Heritage Group, who replaced the stone kneelers and reconfigured the stone well structure.
9 Publications
https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2020/02/02/brosna-birthplace-of-the-sweet-shining-moling/
10 More
St. Moling preached to a group of pagans who he hoped to convert. One of them was blind and asked for a demonstration of Gods power, the Saint struck the ground with his crozier and a well was formed that cured the blind man of his blindness. All of those witnesses converted immediately.
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St. Moling's Well
17 June
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Saturdays
St. Moling
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Title
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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
St. Declan's Well, Toor
2 Townland, County, GPS
Toor, Co. Waterford
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well can be found off R671 towards Clonmel for 5km and it is signposted under “The Holy Well.” Josephine and Jerry Fitzgerald contributed to the many plaques that are there. There is a statue of saint Declan and a plaque that reads much about Saint Declan’s contributions. A statue of Mary stands nearby with two stone crucifixes. A stone altar is above and a pulpit is nearby for outdoor services.
(Broderick 2016: 45).
4 Cure
People who visit the site must visit three times in order to be cured. Many wash their limbs, as the well is believed to have curative properties for skin ailments. It is also believed to cure eye ailments as well (Broderick 2016: 45). Those wishing to bathe an afflicted portion of the body are asked to bathe in a small shielded area to which the well flows and water used for washing then flows away. Washing is not undertaken at the main font.
5 Pattern day
The pattern day is celebrated on July 24, and mass is celebrated at the site. Rounds are also done as part of the pattern day ritual.
6 Offerings
There is evidence of offerings deposited at the site. These include flowers and plastic flowers, rosary beads, rags, shoe laces, ties, and towels. The rags and towels are tied to a nearby bush. There is a wooden cross nearby where people hang rosary beads.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The well does observe a long standing pilgrimage tradition, and people do a round at the well reciting the rosary. Many also wash their limbs in a nearby trough as part of the ritual.
8 Stories
Stories say that St. Declan stopped at this well himself for a drink on his way to Cashel. Much of its upkeep in the mid 20th century was due to the Fitzgeralds and their plaque contributions. These nearby crucifixes and pulpit are Church-approved forms of piety at the well and speak to modern traditions (Broderick 2016: 45).
9 Publications
Broderick, Eugene. 2016. Patterns and Patrons: The Holy Wells of Waterford. 45.
https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/2012/08/07/pilgrimage-at-st-declans-well-toor-co-waterford/
10 More
The photo is courtesy of Medieval Pilgrimages Ireland (2012), accessed 7 April 2021.
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St. Declan's Well
24 July
eyes
limbs
rags
skin
votives
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Kerry
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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. Flainn's well also honors the Blessed Virgin Mary
2 Townland, County, GPS
Cloonnafinneela, Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
"The well is surrounded by a wall and over it grows a large yew tree which is laden with offerings and decorated with beautiful flowers." (SFC 0412:221) It is also said that the well is on a hill near the river Rae and that the ruins of Saint Flainn's hermitage are close by. A statue of teh Blessed Virgin Mary is part of the site shrine. (See Amanda Clarke's description:https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2019/11/03/signage-paths-no-cows-three-wells-in-north-kerry/)
4 Cure
The holy well contains a cure for blindness. (SFC 0412:221)
5 Pattern day
April 30th, or May Eve, is the pattern day associated with St. Flainn's well. It is celebrated with an open air mass and a procession from a church close by called St Mary's along the river and to the well. (Clark, 2019: https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2019/11/03/signage-paths-no-cows-three-wells-in-north-kerry/)
6 Offerings
Flowers, figurines, and rosaries are left by the statue of the Virgin Mary on top of the well. It is also said that votives are left on the yew tree close to the well. (SFC 0412:221)
7 Prayer rounds and stations
"When saying the Rosary a person should begin at the well and proceed to the right up a little hill and round the well and then finish it at the well." (SFC 0412:221)
8 Stories
The most common story about this well seems to be its origin story: A man called Saint Flainn became blind in his old age and, because of his devotion to her, the Virgin Mary came to him and offered him the cure to his blindness. Instead of accepting this healing and regaining his sight he asked that cure be put into the well so that many people after him could be cured of their eye ailments instead. (Kilflynn; GoKerry.ie)
9 Publications
Galvin, John. A Social History of Rural Ireland of the 1950s: Remembering Crotta
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Kerry
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Title
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Donegal
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. Ciaran's Holy Well/St. Kieran's Holy Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Shalwy, Co. Donegal
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
There is a small structure with a plaster statue of St. Kieran
5 Pattern day
5th of March
6 Offerings
Ceramic mugs, a woven grass emblem of a cross, ceramic tiles, stones, flowers, Euro coins, rosary beads, keys, holy medals, clump of grey human hair. All votives were deposited on top of a stone structure that covers the well
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Directions on a sign:
1. Lie on St. Kieran’s bed and make a wish
2. At the Altar, say 5 Our Father’s, 5 Hail Mary’s, and the Creed
3. Follow the Black arrow (clockwise), say 15 decades of the rosary going around 3 times and ending at the altar again
4.Follow the red arrow going around each of the 3 stone mounds 3 times and say: Our Father, Hail Mary and Gloria at each mound. After last mound go to St Kieran’s Bed and lie on it and wish
5. End at St. Kieran’s well by saying: 5 Our Fathers, 5 Hail Mary’s and the Creed
6. There is a Tobar Uisce gan iarraidh or water in a hollow stone close by
8 Stories
There is a small circular plot surrounded by a low fence locally called “the graveyard”, which was the spot of St. Ciaran’s church. The place where the stations begin is locally known as “the altar”. The well is associated with the burial grounds to the west
9 Publications
Ó Muirgheasa, Énrí. “The Holy Wells of Donegal.” Béaloideas 6, no. 2 (1936): 143–62.
Cronin, John and Associates. 2012. Survey of the Heritage of Holy Wells in County Donegal. Donegal County Council.
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Title
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St. Ciaran's Well
cures
St. Ciaran
votives