Dublin Core
Title
St. Senan's Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
Saint Senan's Blessed Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Molougha, Co. Clare
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
"The holy well is a part of a larger sacred landscape that begins with a cairn of stones northeast of the well (Senan's Altar) and directly east of the local graveyard [...] It includes a mound, trees, and an important birthstone (Leacht Sheanáin),where the rounds continue." (Houlihan 2015: 110).
4 Cure
"The well is said to help sore eyes and to have offered a remedy against bots, a parasitic infestation in horses, in the past" (Houlihan 2015: 110).
5 Pattern day
The well is visited on the saint's feast day, March 8th.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The rounds go around the graveyard, mound, and birthstone in the area of the well.
8 Stories
A lake in the area was supposedly miraculously created by Saint Senan.
9 Publications
Houlihan, Michael. 2015. The Holy Wells of County Clare. Castleisland, Co. Kerry: Walsh Colour Print.