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Title
Tobar Cholmcille, St. Columba's Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
Tobar Cholmcille, St. Columbas Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Glencolmcille, Donegal
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is situated between the village of Cashel and the old Napoleonic era lookout on the cliffs. The well is at the crook of a large L-shaped stone cairn. It is a short uphill walk from the ruins of Colmcille's chapel.
4 Cure
5 Pattern day
June 9th, Turas Cholmcille, pilgrimage around the 15 stone stations associated with Colmcille. The well is Station 7 on the Turas. The 5 kilometer circuit around the stations is preferably carried out at midnight before the saint's day, but may be undertaken at any time.
6 Offerings
Coins, candles on a rock shelf just above the wellspring. stone cairn of stones carried by pilgrims through the turas and left at the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Unknown to me
8 Stories
The well
9 Publications
https://www.siopagaeilge.ie/collections/donegal/products/gleann-cholm-cille-guidebook, https://www.siopagaeilge.ie/collections/donegal/products/treoir-do-thuras-cholm-cille-guide-to-turas-cholm-cille-shane-mac-an-tsaoir, Oideas Gael have various pamphlets on the history of the area including the well
10 More
The well was an important site for Colmcille (Columba) while he lived in the glen now named after him.