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    1. Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD wells
    2. Kathleen Baxter via
    3. I suspect we would all wish to avoid at all costs any well that turns hair gray overnight. Kathleen Baxter On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Killyfole and District Development Association via <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Main one is St Patricks Holy well, over by Belcoo which you know about. > > There is one on Devenish Island and also in the townland of Ballycassidy > called St Molaises Well. > > There is one by the RC Chapel in Kinawley (townland of Lismonaghan) which > is a > holy well named after St Nawley. > > There is a spa well in Crevinish which I’m not sure is holy, but there are > old > burial grounds there and ruins of an old castle. > > There is legend of a Holy well on Galloon Island which turns ones hair grey > over night. However, I don’t know the location. > > There is a well in Braade, apparently very ancient with some interesting > legends, again, not sure if its Holy! > > Derrylester - Another spa well with healing powers > > All I can think of at the moment. > > > > On Monday 22 Jun 2015 10:21:34 caiside via wrote: > > >> Hi Fermanagh Golders, > > >> > > >> I am trying to compile a list of holy wells in Fermanagh. Can anyone > > >> help? I do know of the one at Templerushin near Belcoo. > > >> There is also St. Faber's Well and bullaun stone in Boho. > > >> > > >> Any others? > > >> > > >> I'm interested in all, even if they have fallen into disuse and no one > > >> goes there any longer. > > >> > > >> Thanks for any help. > > >> Janet C. > > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Kathy

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