St John's Well

St John's Well

Geraldine Boyle

St. John's Well

Warrenstown,Drumree,Co. Meath.

Situated in grounds of former Salesian College,Warrenstown.(now privately owned). Beautiful location.Surrounded by trees of Dunsany Estate.

There is a story that an former owner of Warrenstown House lost his walking stick in River Jordan and that it came up in this well! Also some story of fish appearing in well at midnight on certain days of year. It was believed that the well had a "cure".

June 29th and is celebrated last Sunday in June.

Cloth,rings,religious pictures. Usually placed on branches of nearby bushes.

I don,t know the prayer rounds for the present time but until 1950,s there was a huge turn-out on pattern day and the rosary was recited.

In 19th century there was a fair held here as well as prayers. Eventually the fair was stopped because of the amount of "drink taken" and all kinds of "debauchery."

Riocht na Midhe, (don,t no the No.)-History of Culmullen by the late Oliver Cogan, Dunsany History and Warrenstown Remembered.

Can be found at Meath Co.Library-Dunshaughlin-Meath.

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