Overview
Doaghfeighin — Fore is recorded as Holy well in Westmeath. Holy well depicted as 'Doaghfeighin' on the 1837 ed. Delimited by a quadrangular setting of upright stones about 1m square and 1m high.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Compiled and updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 21 April 2015
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The west side is formed from dry stone walling (Bradley et.
What was found
The saved account records: Holy well depicted as 'Doaghfeighin' on the 1837 ed.
What remains
The saved account records: Delimited by a quadrangular setting of upright stones about 1m square and 1m high.
Why it mattered
Doaghfeighin — Fore matters because a belief or tradition is tied to this exact place and forms part of its local memory. The source records: According to local tradition delicate children were immersed in the water of the well in order to obtain a cure through the invocation of St. Feichin. The tradition is kept as a recorded belief; it is not silently turned into literal fact.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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