Thursday, September 8, 2016

St Batt's well

One of the stranger things we found was a sign to "St Bat's Well" aka "St Batt's Well" near where my McElligott ancestors lived. So we went back to explore a little today. I read about these wells, they are numerous in Ireland and said to cure all sorts of ailments.
 

 
 


The well straight ahead
 

 

Yeah we went ahead and poured water from the well on my knee - with no noticible improvement though...

 

Trying to learn more about who this St Batt (or Bat) might be I found this student's essay from 1938. 
 
 
Nearby field in Coolard where McElligotts lived 
 
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  1. Kathy VanderwallSeptember 8, 2016 at 5:31 PM

    Maybe the special well water will have a positive effect - but just takes time!!

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