Holy Water from St. Maughold's Well
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2019-07-10

One of the most important ancient religious sites in the Isle of Man is almost forgotten today on the far side of Maughold Head.
However, St. Maughold's Well was legendary for centuries, with pilgrims travelling from all over the British Isles and beyond in the hope of receiving miraculous cures from the Holy Water reputedly originating at the arrival of St. Maughold on the Isle of Man.
Today the water continues to be collected by the parish church of Kirk Maughold and used for baptisms.

More about the traditions and customs for the Manx Year is available here:
https://www.culturevannin.im/manx_year.html

The music on this film is used with thanks to Annie Kissack and Caarjyn Cooidjagh. It is taken from their Ballakilpheric album: https://caarjyncooidjagh.bandcamp.com/album/ballakilpheric

This film was produced by Culture Vannin in 2019.
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