What is recorded here

Holy well in Clooney, County Derry, named for St Columb. The water may have sustained travellers, cured fever or marked a boundary between fields and faith. Even now the name keeps the place alive, calling people back to drink, remember and tend the small edge where the ordinary world becomes sacred.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HOLY WELL: ST COLUMB'S WELL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Linked to St Columba (or Columb), an early Irish Christian saint associated with missionary work in Scotland and parts of Ireland, the well is traditionally believed to have curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin. Pilgrimages and offerings, such as coins or ribbons, may have historically taken place at the site, reflecting broader Celtic Christian traditions of holy wells as places of healing and spiritual significance.

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