Dublin Core
Title
Darby’s Hill Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
Darby’s Hill Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Castleknock, Dublin
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Branigan records that “the well once existed on the high ground somewhere behind the Tractamotors garage… it was overhung by a hawthorn, and it was said that nine visits were needed to obtain a cure. No trace of it remains above ground and its exact location is unknown” (Branigan 2012: 68).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Nine visits to obtain a cure.
9 Publications
Branigan, Gary. 2012. Ancient and Holy Wells of Ireland. Dublin: The History Press Ireland.