Alison Maloney wrote:
> Incidentally, the "treacle wells" at Binsey originally referred to pools of
> yellowy coloured water that formed on the village green in wet weather,
> rather than to the healing well itself. The "treacle" association with the
> holy well doesn't seem to date further back that Lewis Carroll's mention of
> it in "Alice".
>
Yet another example of why it's important to date traditions before you start
making assumptions about what they mean! Thanks, Alison,
Katy
>
> Alison M.
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