Dublin Core
Title
St Patrick's Well, Clonmel
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
St. Patrick's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Clonmel, Tipperary
OS 75 171 224
OS 75 171 224
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
St. Patrick’s Holy Well fills a lake with a little cross on an island in the center. There is a church to the side of the well that is St. Patrick’s Church. (Lonergan)
4 Cure
The well obtains healing properties, specifically for skin diseases and stomach illnesses. You can obtain these healing properties by putting your feet into the water (Lonergan).
5 Pattern day
The pattern day is celebrated with a mass on the last Thursday of June (Lonergan).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
There are stone crosses placed around the perimeter wall of the well, and these crosses are placed for the Stations of the Cross (Lonergan).
8 Stories
St. Patrick visited the well in the 5th century (Lonergan). People have been visiting this well for 6,000 years (Lonergan).