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St. Johns Well

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St. Johns Well
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St. Johns Well is a holy well in Clonoulty Churchquarter, County Tipperary, Ireland. The 2011 inventory recorded a dried-up well on a low pasture rise about 100 metres east of a medieval church and graveyard. A semicircular stone wall 2.2 metres across enclosed it, with a stream exiting on the east. Murphy described it in 1927 as an old covered well whose water was believed to cure diseases of the eyes.
On a low rise of ground in gently undulating pasture with a medieval church (TS046-048001-) and graveyard (TS046-048004-) c. 100m to the W. The holy well consists of a low semi-circular stone wall (diam. 2.2m; wall T 0.65m; H 0.8m) enclosing a dried-up well with a stream exiting the well at the E. It is described by Murphy (1927, 64-7) as an 'old covered well in a field. It is known as St John's Well and the water is believed to cure diseases of the eyes'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
St. John's Well is associated with St. John the Baptist and traditionally linked to healing and protection. It is visited on St. John's Eve (23–24 June) when people may collect water for blessings or cure ailments such as skin conditions and fever.

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