Dublin Core
Title
St. Mobhi's Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
St Mobhi's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Grange, County of Dublin
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Located on the grounds of the old Milverton Demesne, southwest of Skerries (Branigan, 2012:31). Large stone surround with a flagstone in front of the stepped-descent into the well. A large sycamore tree is adjacent.
4 Cure
The cure actually is derived from drinking rainwater collected in a bullaun installed in the wall by the bottom step and to the right of the well itself (see Branigan, 2012:33).
8 Stories
The well is associated with St Mobhi or St Movee, a hermit who died in 630AD, about a century later than St Mobhi of Glasnevin.
9 Publications
http://www.megalithicireland.com
see also Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. Dublin: History Press.
see also Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. Dublin: History Press.
10 More
Photo credited to Jim Dempsey