What is recorded here
Described as 'Brides Well' in Gothic lettering on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map. John O'Donovan, writing c. 1840, denies that there is any holy well in Kilmuckridge (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 225). It is located on a shelf on the SW-facing slope of a N-S ridge with a NW-SE stream c. 200m to the W. It was removed c. 1970 and nothing is visible at ground level in a scrub-covered area.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 18 June, 2012
Linked to St. Bridget (Brigid), a well-known figure in Irish Christian and folk tradition, often associated with healing and fertility. The discrepancy in historical records may reflect the decline of the site’s religious significance or its misidentification over time.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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