St Columcille

Dublin Core

Title

St Columcille

Description of Well Item Type Metadata

1 Name of well and saint

St. Columcille Well

2 Townland, County, GPS

Carryblagh, Co. Donegal, which is near Portsalon, Fanad Peninsula

3 Physical description of well and its surroundings

The Well is surrounded within a dry stone square structure beneath a cliff. A stone structure is also to the left of the well that enshrines two tablets, one explaining who St. Colmcille is, and the other noting the rounds to be performed in the wellside turas with St. Colmcille's prayer.

4 Cure

This well is known to cure all. Some examples of issues that the well was known the cure were toothaches and aching limbs. If you slept beside the well, you would be cured of your need.

5 Pattern day

The pattern Day is June 9th, St Colmcille's Day, but the turas also continues from June 9 through the 17th. Some people are said to have visited at least once during the 9 days, but some also said to have visited every single day of the 9 days.

6 Offerings

People now leave certain items such as candles, rosary beads, small religious statues, empty medication bottles, sports trophies, limpet shells, hair ornaments, and even children's toys in order to be cured by the well and leave their respect.

9 Publications

https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4493789/4420564/4536897