Cloghvanaha

In pasture, on the E edge of Shrule village, located at the site of Shrule abbey (MA122A005001-). The name 'Cloghvanaha' is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map adjacent to the site of the abbey; it is not shown on later map editions. The Ordnance Survey Name Books (1838) record it as follows: “The site of an old abbey -near the E corner of the latter is a large stone Cruckvahina or the Blessed stone.” There is no visible trace of the stone. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 18 June 2018

Cloghvanaha is associated with St. Fachtna, a 7th-century Irish saint linked to the founding of Shrule Abbey and known for his healing miracles. The well or stone may have been a site of pilgrimage and devotion, reflecting the broader tradition of holy wells connected to early Christian saints in Ireland.