Doaghfeighin

Holy well depicted as 'Doaghfeighin' on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Delimited by a quadrangular setting of upright stones about 1m square and 1m high. The west side is formed from dry stone walling (Bradley et. al. 1985, 94). Large ash tree with votive offerings attached to branches of tree stands overhanging the edge of the holy well. 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. Compiled and updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 21 April 2015

Linked to Saint Fechin (Féachín), an early Irish monastic saint associated with Fore in County Westmeath, the well may have been dedicated to him or to a local saint of a similar name. Such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and healing, with traditions of water cures and votive offerings common in early Christian Ireland.