What is recorded here

Creevaghbaun Well is a holy well dedicated to St Bridget, located near Creevaghbaun Church in County Galway. A woman carved in relief on a plaque dated 1710 still faces the inner wall, marking the place where people once brought water for healing or prayer. The small stone chamber holds that old devotion intact, waiting for hands honest enough to remember why it was made.

Some 100m E of Creevaghbaun Church (GA044-047002-). Well-preserved subcircular well (N-S 1.2m) dedicated to St Bridget (Topgr. Files, NMI.). It is enclosed by a mortared stone wall with an entrance at S. Two small wall niches are visible to E of the entrance. A plaque depicting a woman carved in relief, dated 1710, is set into the inner wall-face at N. A possible sweathouse (GA044-073002-) lies c. 5m to S. (Cochrane 1901, 340) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 29 September 2015

Dedicated to St. Brigid, the well is associated with traditional Catholic devotions and may have been a site of pilgrimage or healing practices. St. Brigid, a revered Irish saint, is often linked to wells and springs believed to possess curative properties, particularly for women's ailments and fertility.

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