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Dublin Core
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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
Called St. Marnock’s Well, or “Tobar Mhearnóg.” (Branigan 2012:19).
2 Townland, County, GPS
It is located in the Burrow (Portmarnock) townland of County Dublin.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is near the “medieval ruins of St Marnock’s church,” but now is in the “Royal Portmarnock Golf Course.” Branigan notes that “the site of the well is now quarried out and a large untidy pond exists there…[with] a circular trough and pedestal.” (Branigan 2012:20).
4 Cure
It is said to cure all disorders.
8 Stories
According to Branigan, in the past, “over the well grew an old willow tree which was said to bend down to shield the water from oncoming storms, and thus predict them, and also to give it its curative powers.” (Branigan 2012:19). An “Ogham stone” used to stand by the well but was destroyed when the well was “filled in 1855.” (Branigan 2012:19).
9 Publications
Branigan, Gary. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. 2012> Dublin: History Press.
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. Marnock’s Well
all disorders
Burrow
Dublin
Portmarnock
St. Marnock’s Well
Tobar Mhearnóg
willow tree