Wikidata:WikiProject HolyWells
Wikidata Entry: WikiProject HolyWells (Q126443484) supported by the Research Squirrel Engineers Network (Q73901970)
Holy Wells in Ireland
editThis project was begun using the holy wells of County Kilkenny, but can be used for other counties, adjusting the sources etc.
Statements to model a holy well in Ireland
editUse English and Irish labels in the header, where known.
Property | Example/ further qualifiers | Explanation |
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instance of (P31) | Holy Well Semantic Concept (Q126443332) | always use this: defines it as a holy well, no matter whether there is still veneration happening or not. |
instance of (P31) | holy well (Q1371047)
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holy wells on the old OS maps are written in Gothic letters, so even if the name does not suggest association with a saint or cure, it was considered holy at the time of the survey |
instance of (P31) | religious site (Q105889895) | only where veneration is still happening, i.e. annual patterns or people regularly visiting the well for private prayers or to retrieve the holy water |
instance of (P31) | water source (Q10713454)/ spring (Q124714)/ water well (Q43483)/ pumping station (Q446013) | Depending what the sources describe them as, add references to your selection. This can have changed over time from 6 Inch First Edition Ordnance Survey map of Ireland (Q126528008) to now. |
named after (P138) | Brigit of Kildare (Q80979) eye (Q7364) |
saint representing patron saint or body part representing cure for ailment or other characteristic it is named after |
feast day (P841) | state of use (P5817) | pattern day(s). If it is still celebrated, use state of use (P5817) "in use", if no longer celebrated, use "abandoned". |
country (P17) | Republic of Ireland (Q27) | --- |
located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) | County Kilkenny (Q180231) + Balleen (Q60553357) | County + civil parish |
diocese (P708) | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory (Q873607) | Roman Catholic diocese in which the holy well is located |
coordinate location (P625) | coordinate location derived from OpenStreetMap or Historic Environment Viewer add reference URL (P854) or stated in (P248) | |
street address (P6375) | use, when the only location given is a field name or similar | |
described by source (P1343) | O'Kelly: The Place-Names of County Kilkenny (Q126374601) Historic Environment Viewer (Ireland) (Q120966194) The Schools' Collection (Q126393245) Canon W. Carrigan: The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory (Q126454942) with its volumes 6 Inch First Edition Ordnance Survey map of Ireland (Q126528008) |
add page(s) (P304) or reference URL (P854) |
image (P18) | Wikimedia link to image | |
video (P10) | Wikimedia link to video | |
Commons category (P373) | Category:Toberbride, Callan | |
YouTube video ID (P1651) | Youtube video link | |
external data available at URL (P1325) | diverse | use for Sketchfab (full) links or similar |
mouth of the watercourse (P403) | Which water course does it feed into? | |
collection (P195) | Pádraig Ó Dálaigh: The holy wells of County Kilkenny in terms of documentary coverage, location, ritual practice and onomastic concept, vol. II (Q126875543) | If the holy well is described in a survey, you can add the survey under the Property of "Collection". This is necessary for the next Property of inventory number (P217) |
inventory number (P217) | Add the number or reference in the collection(s) and add the appropriate collection as a qualifier. | |
Irish Sites and Monuments Record ID (P4057) | KK008-133---- | plus reference URL (P854) If the SMR no. has been decommissioned, i.e. you find the dot somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, add the qualifier state of use "abandoned". |
OpenStreetMap node ID (P11693) | 6153432366 | OpenStreetMap Node ID or way ID |
Wiki Loves Monuments ID (P2186) | IE-KK-0327 | WikiLovesMonuments ID (optional for accessible ones) |
Examples
editSPARQL created List
editQuery via https://w.wiki/AM5G
Search by reference number in Pádraig Ó Dálaigh's thesis: https://w.wiki/AZdS (change number in line 6 to search for different holy well)
Show holy wells in Co. Kilkenny without SMR no.: https://w.wiki/AZqv
Show holy wells with the Property "video" (video on Wikimedia): https://w.wiki/AeVS
Show holy wells with Youtube links: https://w.wiki/AZeS
SPARQL List as Map / Image Map
edit- Map: https://w.wiki/AM5P
- Image Grid: https://w.wiki/AM5K
SPARQL Diagrams
edit- Diagram showing distribution by named after (P138)