Byrnes Well, holy well in County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as ‘Byrne’s Well’ in gothic lettering on both. It is located towards the top of a steep W-facing slope. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 ‘Burns Well’ had been a place where the stations were performed at one time, but the name of the saint was forgotten (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 258). There is no evidence of a well in a pasture field.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX034-007

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