The Eye Well
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The Eye Well
Image: © Kenneth Allen Taken: 30 Dec 2005
At the base of the promontory below the ruined church is a spring, known locally as the "Eye Well", which is believed to have curative powers for eye ailments. It must be extensively used as I could see hundreds of clothes hung on branches of the trees. They would have been dipped into the healing waters. I gather that a prayer is said as the rag is left there. A descriptive stone is nearby Image] There used to be a holy well at Errigal, Ballygawley where people went to with similar complaints Image] And recently I noticed this holy tree at Navan Fort Image]
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Image Location
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54.511516
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-7.463472