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Ciaran's Well and the High Crosses are roughly 5 km from Crossakiel in
the direction of Kells. St Ciaran (fl. C8 and perhaps biographer of St.
Patrick) founded a monastery on the site. The Crosses were apparently
markers for the boundary of the site. Nowadays there is a festival on
the first Sunday in August to celebrate the curative power of the water
from Ciaran's Well. The waters are believed to be most efficacious on
this day. 
Differnt
areas of the well have different curative powers. Drinking the water
is said to heal ailments of the throat. Lower down the stream, the water
is said to cure problems with the feet and ankles. Elsewhere there is
a stream for healing backs. The Festival has in the past attracted various
sideshows and other events..
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