Glenasmole Roads

Pilgrimages were firstorganised during theconscription threat in1918. Hundreds ofpeople attended, wherethey were addressed byProfessor Eoin McNeill,Dr. McKenna of Tallaghtand Father Hughes. Theattendance increasedeach year and in 1921the stone canopy waserected by local menworking in their owntime to the design of Mr.Coakley, a local architect.GLENASMOLE ROADSMan and girl praying, St. Columcille's Well,Ballycullen, Co. Dublin WILf3[54] courtesy ofThe National Library of Ireland.Some years ago there was an ash tree growing beside the wellupon which were nailed all the medals left there by pilgrims. Thetrunk of the tree was encased for about 6ft high with thesereligious emblems whichcovered the bark like fishscales. This tree fell sometimearound 1960. In a fieldbehind St. Colmcille’s Wellis a granite field crossprobably erected in the1860s. It is one of manyerected about this time as aprecaution against cattleplague, probably in theform of foot and mouthField Cross in a field at the rear of St.Colmcille’s Well.41disease. There are otherfield crosses in the districtat Kiltipper, Tymon Northand at Firhouse near theCity Weir.