Saint Deirbhile’s Holy Well

I was excited to see Deirbhile’s Twist but it turned out to be a recent piece of art which was made to resemble a neolithic structure. I probably didn’t really too much about the thing before coming here but I guess it is still nice to see these things once in a while. Saint Deirbhile seems to have strong ties to this region that there are a couple of places named after her. The first one being Deirbhile’s Twist. The next one is hopefully more authentic than the first one – Saint Deirbhile’s Well.

Recalling the story of Saint Deirbhile, she gouged out her own eyes to keep suitors away for good since she decided to devote her life to God. Eventually the waters of a spring restored here vision. The water came from a spring which wasn’t too far from the sea. This was determined to be miraculous since it was difficult to find fresh water here. Eventually a shrine was built here to mark the location of the well. The well is mostly walled off and the water from the spring gushes out one end of the shrine. It is possible for visitors to go in the shrine and wash in the supposedly miraculous waters. It is especially good for eye disorders since it did help Saint Deirbhile herself.

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