Forgotten Waters

These would be the Springs, Wells, and sacred waters that have been lost with antiquity, forgotten about, bulldozed, or lost.

Fountain of Youth Movie (PG-13: 2025)

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Ah the infamous “Fountain of Youth.” I was excited when I saw this, but quickly realized it has nothing to do with Ponce de Leon and his fountain. From the first frames, “Fountain of Youth” invites viewers into a world where ancient tales and elusive springs are more than stories passed down through centuries. The film draws on a rich mix of folklore, magic waters, curses, and cures; subjects that have fascinated both scholars and explorers for generations. These themes aren’t just footnotes in legend; they live at the crossroads of belief and science, where archaeologists and storytellers alike find meaning.

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Hines Pond Hot Spring, Oregon

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Millpond Hot Spring is a spring in Oregon at an elevation of 4,160 feet above sea level. Hidden at the edge of the Oregon timberlands, Hines Pond Hot Spring is a geothermal vent on the edge of Hines Pond. It is located to the hamlet known as Indian Village. Its waters, quietly steaming beside old logging routes, beckon spring lovers with a different kind of magic; remote, enduring, and unspoiled by crowds.

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Old Ute Chief Spring (Manitou Springs, Co)

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One of Manitou’s former famous springs now closed off to the public and no longer running. It was famous back then and was one of the sources for the “Ute Chief Mineral Water” and Manitou Springs bottling company. While it is no longer on the Springs trails given out by the Chamber of Commerce, its font still stands even though shut off.

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The Blue Spring of Glastonbury or Lost Bride’s Well/Sluice

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There is not much known about this Spring as all I heard about it was from locals and that it was one of many springs welling up from the caverns underneath the Glastonbury Tor. Some pointed in the direction of the White Spring and the Red Spring (Chalice Well). Some say it is the Red Spring before Joseph of Arimathea brought the Grail to the Chalice Well turning it Red.

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2021 Grubhub Grant Proposal

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2/16/21 UPDATE: WE WERE NOT SELECTED. WINNERS LOCATED ON THIS PAGE Grubhub Grant Project: Preserving Holy Well, Sacred Springs, and Magical Waters. Grubhub driver Thomas Baurley is recording various cultural resources in his local communities, nationwide, and internationally through the preservation by dissemination of knowledge. He seeks the Grubhub Grant to continue recording, writing, and […]

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Fagan’s Well – Lady’s Well, Feltrim Hill – Feltrim Quarry, Ireland

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Much lore surrounds the hill, ranging from apparitions of a grey ghostly horse, a big black dog with blazing eyes, and a hold hag with bundles of faggots gliding towards the Holy Well. It is said the well was originally dedicated to St. Werburgh, a Saxon princess who ruled in 689 C.E.

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Holy Well of Shanrahan (Glengarra Woods, Co. Tipperary, Ireland)

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ccording to the Folklore Archive Collection at UCD, the Holy Well of Shanrahan in Shanbally Demesne (ethnographic research from W. Flynn, Poundlane, Clogheen age 80) recently changed names from the “Holy Well of Shanbally” to “St. Malachis Well”. An older woman referred to the well as “Tobar upnai Ceasra” and it was known as a well to be visited every Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.

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