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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Folklore collected from Castlepollard School recorded the following details about St Mignas/Meehan's Well; 'St Meehans well is pointed out in Glon and the Saint's sister's well is in a stone quarry on the apex of a neighbouring hill chiselled in a solid rock and always full of water.
Full archaeological record 74 words
Folklore collected from Castlepollard School recorded the following details about St Mignas/Meehan's Well; 'St Meehans well is pointed out in Glon and the Saint's sister's well is in a stone quarry on the apex of a neighbouring hill chiselled in a solid rock and always full of water. Eaumas was the name of the sister and to the well is also attributed the cure of warts' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0721, Pages 220-1; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5009031/4979146).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Caimin O'Brien · Updated 15 August 2023. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
Folklore collected from Castlepollard School recorded the following details about St Mignas/Meehan's Well; 'St Meehans well is pointed out in Glon and the Saint's sister's well is in a stone quarry on the apex of a neighbouring hill chiselled in a solid rock and always full of water.
Eaumas was the name of the sister and to the well is also attributed the cure of warts' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0721, Pages 220-1; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5009031/4979146).
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Around St Eaumas's Well
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