1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Naas (Mercy Convent)

School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)

Location:
An Nás, Co. Chill Dara
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 349

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 349

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Naas (Mercy Convent)
  2. XML Page 349
  3. XML “Holy Wells”

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

  1. Holy Wells

    Share Share Post
    Holy Wells
    There is a holy well in the parish of Naas. It is situated in Captain De Burgh's wood, about a half of a mile outside Naas town. People visit it annually and generally on St. Patrick’s Day, because the well is known as St. Patrick's. They pray at it. I do not know whether people have been cured or not. It is recommended for cure of sore eyes. People also drink the water and they rub it to the affected part. I heard of people making an offering. Money and cups are usually left. The well is surrounded by trees.
    Patricia Meade,
    Poplar Sq, Naas, Co. Kildare
    Information received from ;-
    Mr. Joseph Meade, Poplar Sq, Naas, Co. Kildare
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Meade
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cearnóg na Poibleoige, Co. Chill Dara
    Informant
    Mr Joseph Meade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cearnóg na Poibleoige, Co. Chill Dara