Dublin Core
Title
St. John's Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
St. John's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Killone, Co. Clare
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is beside an Augustinian nunnery and near Killone Lake. It is well maintained and surrounded by a garden of sorts with a bench and large, painted crucifix (Houlihan 2015: 68).
5 Pattern day
June 23, Saint John's Eve/Midsummer's Eve. People used to light fires around the well and have a festival on the pattern day (Houlihan 2015: 67).
8 Stories
"The folklore links the origin of the well to 1190 when a blind man heard a voice telling him to remove his footwear and walk around the well three times. This he did and his sight was restored" (Houlihan 2015: 66).
9 Publications
Houlihan, Michael. The Holy Wells of County Clare. 2015. Castleisland, Co. Kerry: Walsh Colour Print.