What is recorded here

An Fearann is a small covered well in the Mall, Dingle, where a stone pillar beside it bears a Latin cross and the later initials FD. People visited the water especially on St. John's day until about 1900, while a hidden ogham line may still sleep beneath the masonry. The cross marks devotion, the letters mark a person, and the buried line waits for patience.

This cross-inscribed stone stands on the NW side of the holy well (KE043-224024-). It is inscribed with a Latin cross on its N face. The initials FD have been carved beneath the cross in recent times. St. John's Well described by Ó Danachair (1960, 73) as follows; 'A small covered well in the yard of a house in the Mall, Dingle; a small pillar built into the wall beside the well has a cross and the letters F D incised on it; this pillar is said to have an ogham inscription now covered by masonry. Formerly (up to about 1900) visited as a holy well, especially on the 24th of June'. To see a 3D model of the cross-inscribed stone visit http://www.corcadhuibhne3d.ie/node/6 See attached colour photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke. See attached screenshot of 3D model of cross-inscribed stone and B\W photo taken of Saint John’s Well and cross-inscribed stone, Dingle, Co. Kerry, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00121 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16817. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage et al., 'Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula.' (Oidhreacht Chorca Duibhne, 1986) Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 11 April 2022

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