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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
Ultan's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Townland: Drumgoolan, County: Louth
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is in a field, it has an approximately two meter spring which overflows into a stream. Large U-shaped pool cut into the slope of the ridge.
4 Cure
It was thought to cure chin cough.
9 Publications
"The Holy Wells of County Louth" by Larry Conlon, 1999, page 458: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729850?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
"Proposed 450 MW Power Plant at Toomes, Co. Louth. Environmental Impact statement". 2007. By Mott MacDonald Pettit: http://www.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b28024c8d1.pdf
10 More
The well does not appear to be in current use, other than possibly for cattle.
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Ultan's Well
chin cough
Louth
St. Ultan
whooping cough
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dublin
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 Catherine’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Drishoge, Dublin
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
“The spring of St Catherine’s Well rose beneath the kitchen floor of a house in Millbourne Avenue, Drumcondra, and from there it was culverted to a rustic pointed well chamber built onto the side of the house itself. When the house was demolished, the municipal authorities took great care to protect the well and preserve it within a section of ornamental shrubbery, but both have now disappeared and its present location is along the main walkway in Griffith Park…[no] surface remains of the well exist, but a brass plaque attached to the railings of the park [are the] approximate location as being the site of the well” (Branigan 2012: 71-72).
4 Cure
Cures eye disorders, whooping cough, toothache. Branigan notes that to obtain a cure, “water was drunk from a skull, strongly pointing to pre-Christian practice” (Branigan 2012: 71).
9 Publications
Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Ireland. Dublin: The History Press Ireland.
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Catherine's Well
Catherine
Dublin
eyes
toothache
whooping cough
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dublin
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 MacCullin’s Well (Tobar Mhic Chuilinn) It is also known as “St Michael’s Well and St Patrick’s Well.” (Branigan 2012:29).
2 Townland, County, GPS
This well is located in the Grallagh townland of County Dublin.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Branigan states that “St MacCuillin’s Well is located within the Grallagh Graveyard. It is situated within a tall pitched stone structure and entered via a Gothic archway, with four steps leading down to the water; a shamrock is carved into the top step.” (Branigan 2012:29).
4 Cure
It is said to cure disorders of the eyes, rheumatism, and whooping cough. A holy stone outside the graveyard gate bears what were thought to be the imprints of the saint's fingers. Pressing one's back against the holy stone is thought to cure backaches.
5 Pattern day
Patterns held on the “first Sunday in August.” (Branigan 2012:29). MacNeill noted that "a patron" was still being held on the first Sunday of August in 1934 (2008 [19662]: 640).
9 Publications
Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin.
Dublin: History Press.
MacNeill, Máire. 2008 [1962] The Festival of Lughnasa.
Dublin: Comhair le Bhéaloideas Éireann. [Pg. 640]
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Title
A name given to the resource
St MacCullin's Well
1 August
Dublin
eyes
imprint rock
rheumatism
St MacCullin
whooping cough
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dublin
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
This well is known locally as “St Cuddy’s Well,” but Gary Branigan records it as “St. Mochuda’s Well” (Tobar Mhochuda).
2 Townland, County, GPS
St. Mochuda’s Well is located in the townland called Burrow, in County Dublin.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well appears to be in a field within view of a lake and a roadway. According to a field visit by Branigan, the well “is located at the end of Marsh Lane, just after a sharp left turn in the road in an area known locally as Chapel Bank.” Furthermore the well is “visible only as a large depression in the bank at the middle of the road, and is filled with stagnant, murky water, drained by a large flexible pipe. The original well, now submerged, is a small spring roughly lined with boulders,” (Branigan, 2012:20).
4 Cure
St. Mochuda’s Well is said to cure whooping cough.
5 Pattern day
On 1 August, a “large pattern took place.” This date is the same as the pre-Christian festival, Lúghnasadh (Branigan 20). The date is one of the more popular times for pattern days.
8 Stories
Locals say that the well possesses “a supernatural white eel.” Additionally, Branigan notes that the name likely came from a “chapel” that existed in the same location in the past (Branigan, 2012:20).
9 Publications
Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. Dublin: History Press.
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Mochuda's Well
August 1
eel
Lúghnasadh
St. Cuddy
St. Mochuda
whooping cough
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dublin
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. Catherine's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
County Dublin, Drumcondra
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The structure housing the well was built into the side of a house. Currently, the well is located along the main walkway of Griffith park, but all surface remains of the well were removed due to repeated vandalism. A brass plaque attached to a fence around the park marks the approximate location of the original well.
4 Cure
Cures sore eyes, toothache, and whooping cough; cures only worked if the water was drank from a skull
5 Pattern day
“No annual celebration or pattern days within living memory”
8 Stories
The spring that fills Saint Catherine’s well rose beneath the kitchen floor of a home in Drumcondra, the structure that housed the well at the time was built into the side of the house. After the house was demolished, local officials made efforts to preserve the well by using ornamental shrubbery, which has since then disappeared. The practice of drinking the well’s water from a skull points to pre-Christian rituals.
9 Publications
Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient & Holy Wells of Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Catherine's well
Co. Dublin
Drumcondra
sore eyes
St. Catherine
toothache
whooping cough
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Title
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Dublin
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
Chink Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
County Dublin, towland of Quay
4 Cure
Chink Well was resorted to for the cure of whooping cough, previously known as chin cough
6 Offerings
Pieces of bread were left as offerings, and it was necessary to visit the well before sunrise to obtain the cure but only deemed successful if the bread was witnessed floating out to sea at the next high tide. Also, buttons and rags (Branigan, 2012:46).
9 Publications
http://oldmooresalmanac.com/holy-wells-of-dublin/- Gary Branigan
also in print: Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. 2012> Dublin: History Press.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Located in a small dark sea cave on the shoreline south of Tower Bay on the peninsula of Portrane (Branigan, 2012:46). Accessible only at low tide as Branigan notes that the cave is inundated at high tide twice a day.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Chink Well
bread
bread votives
buttons
Chink Well
Dublin
Quay
rags
whooping cough