Ballysimon Well — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Holy well dedicated to St. Simon (Ó Danachair 1955, 199) located 50m NE of Ballysimon graveyard (LI013-026002-) and Derrygalvan church site (LI013-026001-). Described in 1955 as following; 'A little well, lined with dry stone, with a small whitethorn bush, 40 yards north of Ballysimon graveyard. Marked "Ballysimon Well" (not in Gothic) on 1925 edition of 6-inch O.S. map. Locally "St Simon's Well" and "All Saints Well". Said to cure sore eyes and bad stomach. No devotions remembered, no tradition survives' (ibid., 202). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 November 2018

The Ballysimon Well is dedicated to St. Simon, a lesser-known early Irish saint, and was historically associated with local pilgrimage and healing practices. The well, described as small and dry-stone lined, reflects a common tradition of saintly wells linked to spiritual and physical cure in rural Irish communities.

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