What is recorded here

Holy well in Mín Doire Ghabhann stands in County Donegal, Ireland. Ó Muirgheasa recorded it in 1936 as a living ritual place dedicated to St. Dubhthach, where people still made a turus or station beside the water. The well is not a forgotten hole or a dead relic; it is a working threshold where human life, memory and devotion still move.

OS 41 (Precise location not discovered) 56. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'Holy Well at Culhame, a quarter of a mile north-east of Mullaghduff N. S. A turus or station is made there yet. The well was dedicated to St. Dubhthach' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 152). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 48) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 02 November 2011

St. Ghabhann, a lesser-known early Irish saint, is associated with the holy well at Mín Doire Ghabhann. The site was historically visited for pilgrimages and healing rituals, with the well likely used for water cures and devotional practices linked to the saint’s patronage.

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