Dublin Core
Title
St Brendan's Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
Saint Brendan's Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Valentia Island, Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is near the coast in a boggy field with an abandoned house nearby at the end of a very rough road near a very old cemetery.
6 Offerings
Coins, crosses, laminated prayers, rosary, Madonna & child statuettes,and white quartz rocks
8 Stories
Legend has it that in the 5th century, St. Brendan, the navigator sailed to the island from Dingle Bay. He climbed up a steep cliff at Culoo Rock and anointed 2 dying pagans at this spring. Pilgrims sometimes leave shoes. St. Brendan is said to have discovered North America before Columbus. He is the patron saint of sailors, travelers, and adventurers. There have been many freak accidents at the Culoo cliffs.
9 Publications
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