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| Caption | Doon Well in Kilmacrennan, Donegal (1860-1883) | |
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Four women and a man kneeling at Doon Well in Kilmacrennan, County Donegal, circa 1860-1883. This well, reputedly established by a Lector O'Friel, is famous for its cures. Vigils are held at Doon Well on New Year's Eve and on May Eve. Holy wells were probably sacred places in pre-Christian Ireland. When Christianity came to Ireland, it used many sites previously associated with pagan worship and the wells became associated with particular Christian saints. Eve. |
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| Collection | RTÉ Murtagh Collection | |
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01/Jan/1860 - 31/Dec/1883
(01/Jan/1860 - 31/Dec/1883) |
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| Rights holder | RTÉ | |
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