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Came across these 2 snippets of well/water lore in an article by J.H. Barbour In Folklore, Vol. 8, 1897. The article "Some country remedies & their uses" (pp386-390) is mostly about herb lore in Eire & Yorkshire. "Jandy Well. Dip in this well, which is in Monaghan, & hang rags about it, & if you have jaundice you will get well. The people of this part pronounce jaundice as 'jandice' or 'jandy'." "In King's County, near Templeharry (about 2 miles from Cloughjordan) are some 'Old Ruins' which are believed to be the remains of a monastery, though the people are not sure about it. Here there is a hollow tree which always has water in it; if you have a wart, in order to get rid of it, you have only to wash in the water & it will disappear." Alison M. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%