Sliabh Dubh Holy Well
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Title
Sliabh Dubh Holy Well
Subject
Lough Derg--Folklore--St. Patrick--Holy Wells
Description
"About eight miles from the Four Masters’ School in Byrne’s mountain on the old foot-road across Croney to Lough Derg is a Holy Well called [Sliab Dub ?]. ( ½ ml. from the Donegal-Tyrone border)
Local tradition says that as Saint Patrick was going to 'The Island' he got thirsty and he came upon a spring well. He drank out of it and then he blessed it.
There is a cure for toothache sore-heads and sore legs at this Holy Well.
When anyone takes away a bottle of the water it must be corked with rushes from the well-side.
An old rag or some such thing is supposed to be left at the Well after a visit."
Local tradition says that as Saint Patrick was going to 'The Island' he got thirsty and he came upon a spring well. He drank out of it and then he blessed it.
There is a cure for toothache sore-heads and sore legs at this Holy Well.
When anyone takes away a bottle of the water it must be corked with rushes from the well-side.
An old rag or some such thing is supposed to be left at the Well after a visit."
Creator
Adhamhnan Mag Fhionntaigh
Source
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 199
Publisher
National Folklore Collection, UCD
Date
1937-39
Contributor
duchas.ie, hosting and crowd-sourced transcription
Rights
CC-BY NC 4.0
Format
Transcribed text and digitised manuscript
Language
English
Type
Oral history, folklore
Oral History
Identifier
DD_0009
Coverage
54.698941,-8.081152
References
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428281/4391441/4478790
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewee
Adhamhnan Mag Fhionntaigh, age 13
Location
Burn's Mountain, County Donegal
Transcription
Crowd-sourced transcription (English)
Files
Citation
Adhamhnan Mag Fhionntaigh, “Sliabh Dubh Holy Well,” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/9.