Abbey Well, holy well in County Dublin

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Annotated 'Abbey Well' on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is marked 70m to the S of Cork Abbey (DU026-068001-), in the parish of Oldconnaught. Annotated 'Well' on the 1863 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The 1837 Ordnance Survey Letters described the Abbey Well as a fine spring well, encased in brick and vaulted (O'Flanagan ed. 1927, 32). The site is E of Oldconnaught Village on the Bray coastline. There is a housing estate on the site today and there is no visible trace of the holy well. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 21 April 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU026-069

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cumann na mBunscol Wicklow photo album; individual photographer not named, www.cnmbwicklow.ie

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