What is recorded here

Cloghree Well, meaning the stone of the king, still seeps from bare rock a hundred metres west of Kilcommock Church. O’Donovan recorded its holy name in 1837, while a later description captured water flowing southwest into a small stream. The well is fenced now and stripped of visible offerings, yet the stone may still remember the warmth of hands that touched it before silence closed the place.

In an area of outcropping rock, c. 100m to the W of Kilcommock Church (LF022-032----). In 1837 O’Donovan recorded that 'The holy well of the parish is called Cloghree, which is 'the stone of the king' in English' (OSL, 79). Described in 1976 (SMR file) as a natural unenclosed spring, issuing from under a natural outcropping rock, which flowed to the SW to form a small stream. The well is now fenced off and no votive offerings are visible. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 June 2013

Cloghree Well is associated with a saintly or pre-Christian figure referred to as "the king," reflecting a possible fusion of early Irish and Christian traditions. The name, meaning "stone of the king," suggests a site of local reverence, possibly linked to healing or leadership in the community.

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