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1. Saint Fanahan's Holy Well (continued)

   

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   the people come in thousands to this Blessed Well. They come from every town and village from twenty miles around, to make their rounds and offer up their petitions. To the Well are taken the sick and infirm and wonderful are the cures credited to the Saint and numerous and striking are the favours granted through his intercession.

   The Well is situated in a little grove, through which runs a path and people tread this path when making their “rounds”. The “rounds” consist of three circuits of the Well with a pause during each circuit of the Well. A decade of the Rosary is said during each round and a Pater, an Ave, and a Gloria are said kneeling during each pause. When the three rounds are made each person finishes the Rosary at the third pause. Then he blesses himself with the water of the Well and takes a drink of the water.

   It is customary with many clients of the Saint to pay a visit to the Blessed Well each day for nine days preceding his Feast Day or the nine days after the Feast of the Saint. Each person takes some of the Well water with him. In the case of external complaints or injuries, the injured limb or part is bathed in the stream which flows from the Holy Well and sometimes a cloth dipped in waters put on as a bandage. The water is drunk for internal ailments.

   People leave mementos of their visit at the Well. These take the form of medals, rosary beads, scapulars, and are left

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   J. Crosbie

   Address

   Knockanevin, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John Ronan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   83

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Knockanevin, Co. Cork