Dublin Core
Title
St. Anne's Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
St Anne’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Located in “Stalleen, near Drogheda,” (Thunder 1886: 657) in County Meath.
5 Pattern day
John O'Donovan was told the pattern day of the parish was St. Mainne's day (5 July), but other people told him it was 9 October (French, 2012:52).
8 Stories
Quoting the Schools Collection in teh NFC, Noel French notes that the well was supposed to have spouted from a large stone touched by the hand of St. Anne when she jumped out of a tree to escape the devil (French, 2012:52).
9 Publications
Thunder, John M. “The Holy Wells of Meath.” The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. Oct 1886-Jan 1887, pp 655-658.
French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. Trim: Meath Heritage Centre.
French, Noel. 2012. Meath Holy Wells. Trim: Meath Heritage Centre.