Dublin Core
Title
St. Sylvester
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
St. Sylvester
2 Townland, County, GPS
Malahide; County: Dublin
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Well is located by St. Sylvester’s Roman Catholic Church, the well is round in shape with a pointed top, the well appears to be made of stone, the there appears to be openings on each side of the structure
4 Cure
Known for its medicinal properties and water is reported to have cured a wide range of diseases and ailments
5 Pattern day
August 15th
6 Offerings
Eel was placed into the well until the 1890’s in order to purify its waters, Virgin Mary statues placed at well
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Approached from the North side and then move east to west
8 Stories
Well is sometimes referred to by locals as the “Sunday well”, from the fact that the water was said to have first appeared on a Sunday.
9 Publications
http://www.malahideheritage.com/sylvesters-well