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The Well of St Brendan's Anointing (KE078-005001-) is located on a small rock-knoll towards the centre of Emlagh Bog, Valencia Island, and overlooks the Atlantic just 400m to N. It comprises a holy well, a cross-slab, three stone crosses and a number of miscellaneous features, including a possible leacht. Holy Well…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE078-005005
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- Richard Smith, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.isle-of-mull.net
- Espresso Addict, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Phil Champion, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Martin Creek, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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