St. Ann's Well, Raheny
St. Ann's Well is a holy well in Raheny, Dublin, Ireland, and gave its name (with a slightly different spelling) to St. Anne's Park, the city's second largest municipal park, home for many years to the Guinness family.[1]
Location[edit]
The well site has a protective hood of stones,[2] and lies just beyond the old lake of the park, with its Roman temple, and below the Watchtower folly, near the main coastal entrance.
History[edit]
The well itself dried up in the 1950s, and although Dublin City Council made several attempts to relocate the source, it remains dry as of 2021[update]. The site is still respected, and was visited in 2000 by a formal joint procession of worshippers from the Raheny parishes of the Roman Catholic Church and Church of Ireland. The site was cleaned of soil and vegetation by a specialist contractor in early 2018, the original well opening located, and a safety grille, also keeping leaves out, was fitted over the former outlet.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "St Annes (sic) Park". Dublin City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "History". Catholic Parish of Raheny. Parish of Raheny (Roman Catholic). Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Projects: St Anne's Park Follies". Oldstone. Dublin and Wicklow: Oldstone. March 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.