St. Ronan’s Well and Allawuna Farm.
A letter has been sent to the Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Perth enquiring what the Church considers to be the importance of
a historic site named in honour of a Patron Saint.
Saint Ronan is the Irish Patron Saint of Pilgrims and venerated as such.
Pilgrims are those who travel because of their belief in something important to them, mainly spiritual, but also in search of a new life.
The first travellers to York, both the early explorers, then settlers, where looking for a new beginning, a possible Garden of Eden to save the Swan River Colony from potential extinction.
They could be considered ‘Pilgrims’ in the sense of the word. This may well have been the reason why a fresh-water spring, giving refreshment to weary travellers, was called St. Ronan’s Well.
Added to this, it was supposed to have been visited by an iconic pilgrim of the Catholic Church in Western Australia, Bishop Salvado, the founder of the New Norcia Monastery, after being brought to the colony by the First Bishop of the Diocese of Perth, John Brady.
Bishop Salvado is venerated both in WA, where there is a statue in his honour at his monastery, and in Spain, in his hometown of Tui.
The name and the visit of such a historically important Church figure could be an ecclesiastical positive for this site where the limestone wall construction was completed around 185-years-ago. It is thought to have been visited by Bishop Salvado in 1846.
Therefore the question has been raised does the Church consider this site to be of such significance that it wishes to ensure that an 1830 relic, named after a Saint, will not be environmentally damaged by a massive 21st Century waste disposal site?
Hopefully there will be a positive answer.
David Taylor.
LETTER
September 11, 2017
Most Reverend Timothy Costello
Archbishop of Perth
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth
Your Grace
Your Ref: - ST. RONAN’S WELL, YORK.
You would be aware that Saint. Ronan is a Patron Saint of Irish Pilgrims.
You may not be aware that a historic, clear-water spring, St. Ronan’s Well, was named in his honour.
It was used by the early settlers travelling to York. First named in 1830, its stone-lined walls were completed in 1832.
It is believed that Bishop Dom Rosendo Salvado Rotea visited the site in the mid 1840’s when looking for a suitable place to build his monastery. He chose New Norcia instead.
The site was Historically Listed in 1996 by the Government of WA Heritage Council as ‘St Ronan’s Well and Conservation Area’. It was Historically Registered in 2011.
As both an historic site with links to the Roman Catholic Church and a designated conservation area it is now being placed under threat of environmental desecration by the delivery of a massive amount of domestic and industrial waste from Perth.
The repository will be at Allawuna Farm listed as being in a water catchment area and in an area of extremely high seismic disturbance. Allawuna Farm is located at St Ronan’s.
I am the aware that the Church does not involve itself in political issues, however this issue is definitely an environmental one.
Your local priest for St. Patrick Church, York, is the Reverend Father Stephen Cooney OPraem who may be able to assist you should you determine to investigate and become involved in this matter.
Yours sincerely
David Taylor
Saint Ronan is the Irish Patron Saint of Pilgrims and venerated as such.
Pilgrims are those who travel because of their belief in something important to them, mainly spiritual, but also in search of a new life.
The first travellers to York, both the early explorers, then settlers, where looking for a new beginning, a possible Garden of Eden to save the Swan River Colony from potential extinction.
They could be considered ‘Pilgrims’ in the sense of the word. This may well have been the reason why a fresh-water spring, giving refreshment to weary travellers, was called St. Ronan’s Well.
Added to this, it was supposed to have been visited by an iconic pilgrim of the Catholic Church in Western Australia, Bishop Salvado, the founder of the New Norcia Monastery, after being brought to the colony by the First Bishop of the Diocese of Perth, John Brady.
Bishop Salvado is venerated both in WA, where there is a statue in his honour at his monastery, and in Spain, in his hometown of Tui.
The name and the visit of such a historically important Church figure could be an ecclesiastical positive for this site where the limestone wall construction was completed around 185-years-ago. It is thought to have been visited by Bishop Salvado in 1846.
Therefore the question has been raised does the Church consider this site to be of such significance that it wishes to ensure that an 1830 relic, named after a Saint, will not be environmentally damaged by a massive 21st Century waste disposal site?
Hopefully there will be a positive answer.
David Taylor.
LETTER
September 11, 2017
Most Reverend Timothy Costello
Archbishop of Perth
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth
Your Grace
Your Ref: - ST. RONAN’S WELL, YORK.
You would be aware that Saint. Ronan is a Patron Saint of Irish Pilgrims.
You may not be aware that a historic, clear-water spring, St. Ronan’s Well, was named in his honour.
It was used by the early settlers travelling to York. First named in 1830, its stone-lined walls were completed in 1832.
It is believed that Bishop Dom Rosendo Salvado Rotea visited the site in the mid 1840’s when looking for a suitable place to build his monastery. He chose New Norcia instead.
The site was Historically Listed in 1996 by the Government of WA Heritage Council as ‘St Ronan’s Well and Conservation Area’. It was Historically Registered in 2011.
As both an historic site with links to the Roman Catholic Church and a designated conservation area it is now being placed under threat of environmental desecration by the delivery of a massive amount of domestic and industrial waste from Perth.
The repository will be at Allawuna Farm listed as being in a water catchment area and in an area of extremely high seismic disturbance. Allawuna Farm is located at St Ronan’s.
I am the aware that the Church does not involve itself in political issues, however this issue is definitely an environmental one.
Your local priest for St. Patrick Church, York, is the Reverend Father Stephen Cooney OPraem who may be able to assist you should you determine to investigate and become involved in this matter.
Yours sincerely
David Taylor
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