What is recorded here

Father Michael Kelly blessed a small water source near Donegal Station, turning an ordinary ditch into a place where people still kneel for toothache. The well belongs to no ancient legend but to human stubbornness: suffering, faith, and the willingness to make suffering meaningful. That is why it is sacred.

Unlocated holy well within the townlands of Mullans/Drumcliff or Doonan, it is not certain what townland along the Killymard road this holy well is located in. Listed by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as well no. 11 and described as, 'about a quarter of a mile fron Donegal Station, on the Killymard road, is a Holy Well, where stations are still made, especially for the cure of tootache. This is a modern Holy Well, having been blessed by Father Michael Kelly, and is locally known as "Father Mick's Well" ' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 145). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision : 05 January 2012

Linked to Saint Columba, the well is traditionally associated with healing and was historically visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for eye ailments. The site was recorded in early 20th-century folklore collections, indicating its longstanding role in local religious and healing traditions.

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