School: Cuar an Chláir (C)
- Location:
- Cooraclare, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Mháirtín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0631, Page 109
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Cuar an Chláir (C)
- XML Page 109
- XML “St Margaret's Well”
- XML “Legend”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)It is situated about three miles to the north of Cooraclare village in the townland of Ballinagun. It is in the trunk of a tree with bushes all round it. There is a wall all round it: lilies and flowers are planted at each side of the well. At the right hand side of the well there is a grave.
St. Margaret.
None.
The 20th July is a special day fixed for doing "rounds" but visits are made during May, July and August.
For cure of sore eyes.
Two rounds are performed, staring at front of well and proceeding in a north easterly direction, while going round the 5 decades are completed on the beads each time.
Most efficacious for sore eyes.
Water applied- drunk and carried away.
No.
Yes; on completion of round.
Medals, statues and coppers. All people give offerings according to their own wishes.
There are arches in the well into which offerings are put.
There is a picture of St. Margaret affixed to a tree beside the well, only on the special feast day for doing rounds. It is then removed.
- 16. In years gone by this well was about a mile to the east of its present situation in the land owned by Mr. P. Reidy. In those days(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Margaret Josephine Martyn
- Gender
- Female
